3.0.0 1520 2019-11-15T21:29:37Z 2019-11-15T21:29:37Z House H HR 2011-04-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. INSLEE:H.R. 1520.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article IV, Section 3, whichprovides that Congress shall have the power to dispose of andmake all needful Rules and Regulations respecting theTerritory or other Property belonging to the United States.[Page H2666]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-25T19:13:18Z Referred to 2011-04-13T14:04:00Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-19T19:07:05Z Referred to 2011-04-13T14:03:50Z 2011-04-25 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2011-04-19 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2011-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-04-13 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2011-04-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E710) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000026 Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] JAY INSLEE D WA 1 N R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2011-04-13 True Y000031 Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] C. W. Young R FL Bill 10 2011-04-13 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-04-14 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2011-04-15 False Energy Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Environmental technology Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Energy 00 2011-04-13 Introduced in House 2011-06-14T14:44:37Z Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations requiring: (1) that all oil and gas drilling and production operations on the outer Continental Shelf have safety and environmental management systems in place, including blowout preventers and additional backup emergency shutoff equipment such as acoustic shut-off technology; and (2) that such equipment use the best available and safest technologies. Requires consideration of the need for different technology requirements in different environments and depths.

Applies such regulations to: (1) all new oil and gas drilling and production operations, and (2) all existing drilling and production operations six months after the issuance of the regulations.

Requires the Secretary, every five years thereafter, to review blowout preventer and emergency shutoff equipment technology and revise the regulations as necessary to require use of the best available technology.

Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to require the Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretaries to identify the best available and safest technology for offshore oil and gas exploration and production.

]]> Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act Short Titles as Introduced Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act Display Title Offshore Drilling Safety Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that oil and gas drilling and production operations on the outer Continental Shelf must have in place the best available technology for blowout preventers and emergency shutoff equipment, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1520ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1520ih.xml 2011-04-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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.