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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 9, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1311: Oil Spill Deterrent Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1311/
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"S. 1311: Oil Spill Deterrent Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1311/.
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S. 1311, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1311/.
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