S 1311
114th Congress
Senate
Energy
Civil actions and liability
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Oil Spill Deterrent Act
Introduced: May 12, 2015
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
May 12, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 12, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Oil Spill Deterrent Act
This bill amends: (1) the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to increase from $5,000 to $100,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action pertaining to drilling violations on federal land, and (2) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 to $250,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action pertaining to drilling violations on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Both Acts authorize the Department of the Interior to increase such penalties after notice and an opportunity for public comment.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
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