3.0.0 3346 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 Hearings by 2010-05-25T18:49:13Z Referred to 2010-05-11T22:27:57Z Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 111 5459 HR 2010-06-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Identical bill CRS 2010-05-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3. Committee 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 S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2010-05-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-05-20 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-06-09 False Energy Crimes against animals and natural resources Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Energy 00 2010-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-02T21:31:28Z Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for a person's failure to comply with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to it, or any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action.

Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for any such failure which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), property, any mineral deposit, or the marine, coastal, or human environment.

Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the criminal fine for violations under such Act.

]]> Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 Display Title Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3346is/xml/BILLS-111s3346is.xml 2010-05-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3. 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.