3.0.0 1115 2023-01-11T13:20:20Z 2023-01-11T13:20:20Z House H HR 2011-03-16 112 [Pages H1906-H1907]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FLORES:H.R. 1115.[[Page H1907]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution of theUnited States.]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-18T17:24:31Z Referred to 2011-03-16T14:01:20Z 2011-03-18 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2011-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-03-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 N L000574 Rep. Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] Jeffrey Landry R LA M. 3 2011-03-16 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2011-03-16 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2011-03-16 True C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2011-03-16 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Department of the Interior Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-03-16 Introduced in House 2011-05-11T15:58:33Z Expedited Offshore Permitting Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to approve or disapprove any application for a permit for drilling a well under an approved exploration or development plan for an oil and gas lease, or any application to amend a previously approved permit under such a lease, within 30 days after its submission.

Authorizes the Secretary to disapprove an application if any proposed activity under the permit: (1) would result in serious harm or damage to life (including fish and other aquatic life), to property, to any mineral (in areas leased or not leased), to the national security or defense, or to the marine, coastal, or human environment; and (2) cannot be modified to avoid such condition.

Requires the Secretary, after disapproving a permit application, if there is no other well on areas subject to the applicable leases capable of production in paying quantities, to pay to the record title holders of any of the applicable leases the amount of any bonus bid paid for the lease plus interest.

]]> Expedited Offshore Permitting Act of 2011 Display Title Expedited Offshore Permitting Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a deadline and other requirements for issuance of drilling permits under that Act, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expedited Offshore Permitting Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-03-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1115ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1115ih.xml 2011-03-18 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.