3.0.0 5313 2023-01-11T13:20:10Z 2023-01-11T13:20:10Z House H HR 2010-05-13 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-17T14:34:53Z Referred to 2010-05-13T14:02:48Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-14T14:09:15Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2010-05-14T14:08:59Z Referred to 2010-05-13T14:02:49Z 2010-05-17 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2010-05-14 hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Committee 2010-05-14 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2010-05-13 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2010-05-13 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-13 Referred to House Natural Resources IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2010-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001179 Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] Aaron Schock R IL 18 N P000586 Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] ADAM PUTNAM R FL H. 12 2010-05-13 True S000465 Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] IKE SKELTON D MO 4 2010-05-27 False C000243 Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] MICHAEL CASTLE R DE N. 0 2010-06-08 False B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2010-06-10 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2010-06-24 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of the Interior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental technology Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Technology assessment Water quality Energy 00 2010-05-13 Introduced in House 2010-05-24T21:08:34Z Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study acoustic control systems for offshore oil rigs and to promulgate regulations that: (1) identify approved acoustic control systems for such rigs; and (2) require certain lessees using an offshore oil rig to install such systems within two years after publication of the regulations. Directs the Secretary, in lieu of such actions, to submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report describing in detail the reasons acoustic control systems are not necessary for offshore oil rigs.

Directs the President, acting through the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to revise the National Contingency Plan developed under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to include specific response procedures for various predetermined scenarios and conditions relating to oil discharges, including the location and amount of a discharge, and the length of time that has elapsed since a discharge occurred.

Directs the EPA Administrator and the Secretary jointly to review and report to Congress on oil spill removal technologies, including: (1) those used in federal responses; (2) those that are available worldwide and in development; and (3) investments by the EPA and the Department of the Interior in the development of improved oil spill removal technologies and methods.

]]> Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act Display Title Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of the Interior to require offshore oil rigs to install acoustic control systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Offshore Safety and Response Improvement Act Introduced in House 2010-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr5313ih/xml/BILLS-111hr5313ih.xml 2010-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.