3.0.0 3344 2023-01-11T13:20:00Z 2023-01-11T13:20:00Z Senate S S 2010-05-11 111 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-11T22:25:53Z BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 111 5241 HR 2010-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Related bill CRS 2010-05-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2010-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2010-05-11 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2010-05-11 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-05-12 False Energy Accidents Department of the Interior Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Government studies and investigations Gulf of Mexico Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Energy 00 2010-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-03T20:33:09Z BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 - Establishes the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission to investigate: (1) the performance of BP Exploration and Production, Inc., Transocean, Ltd., and other entities affiliated with the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon; (2) their compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations (including their conformance with their own practices and industry practices); (3) the performance of federal, state, and local agencies responsible for oversight, inspection, and enforcement; and (4) the compliance of such agencies with federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing their actions.

Requires the Commission to evaluate: (1) current and future impact of the oil disaster on the environment, economy, and public health; (2) the adequacy of the response to the oil disaster; (3) the implications of the oil disaster, and any risk of other such disasters, for offshore oil and gas activities by the United States; and (4) the availability and accuracy of baseline data against which the impact of the oil disaster may be measured.

Requires the Commission to develop recommendations to: (1) improve the response to the oil disaster, including through modification of proposed plans to mitigate and monitor its impact; and (2) minimize the risk and mitigate the impact of future such disasters (including changes to federal law and regulations and improvements in industry practices).

Sets forth powers of the Commission, including subpoena powers.

]]> BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 Display Title BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an independent, nonpartisan commission to investigate the causes and impact of, and evaluate and improve the response to, the explosion, fire, and loss of life on and sinking of the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon and the resulting uncontrolled release of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and to ensure that a similar disaster is not repeated. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Inquiry Commission Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3344is/xml/BILLS-111s3344is.xml 2010-05-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 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.