3.0.0 1568 2021-09-28T13:34:13Z 2021-09-28T13:34:13Z House H HR 2011-04-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WOOLSEY:H.R. 1568.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I[Page H2857]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-06T21:21:16Z Referred to 2011-04-14T13:57:35Z Increase American Energy Production Now Act of 2011 112 1870 HR 2011-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS 2011-05-06 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2011-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2011-04-14 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2011-08-01 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-08-01 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2011-08-01 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2011-08-01 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2011-08-01 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2011-09-07 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2011-09-07 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2011-11-14 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2011-12-01 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-01-24 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-10] William Keating D MA R. 10 2012-02-02 False H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2012-02-02 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2012-02-03 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2012-11-13 False Environmental Protection Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Air quality Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Executive agency funding and structure International organizations and cooperation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Research administration and funding Research and development Technology assessment Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in House 2011-07-20T14:28:48Z Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise provisions concerning the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research. Revises Committee membership. Requires the Committee, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to: (1) develop a national information clearinghouse on oil discharge; and (2) submit a plan for the implementation of the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program at least every five years.

Requires oil pollution research and technology plans to identify: (1) regional oil pollution research needs ; (2) information needed to conduct risk assessment and risk analysis research to effectively prevent oil discharges; and (3) a methodology for the solicitation, evaluation, preapproval, funding, and utilization of technologies and research projects in advance of oil discharges.

Requires the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program to provide for research, development, and demonstration of new or improved technologies which are effective in preventing, detecting, containing, recovering, or mitigating (currently preventing or mitigating) oil discharges and which protect the environment. Revises provisions concerning the evaluation of such technologies.

Requires the Committee, in establishing a research program to monitor and scientifically evaluate the environmental effects of oil discharge (including long-term effects), to act through the Administrator of NOAA. Revises requirements for program elements.

Requires the Committee, acting through the Administrator of NOAA (currently the Department of Commerce), to monitor and scientifically evaluate the long-term environmental effects of oil discharges under certain circumstances.

Removes requirements that the Coast Guard conduct port oil pollution minimization demonstration projects with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Requires oil pollution technology testing and evaluations to be given priority over all other activities performed at the Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank Research Center in New Jersey.

Requires the Committee to engage in international cooperation on oil pollution research, development, and demonstration activities.

Requires the Committee Chair to establish the Oil Pollution Research Advisory Committee to: (1) review, advise, and comment on Interagency Committee activities; and (2) submit biennial reports to Congress on the Interagency Committee's function, activities, and progress.

Increases the maximum amount that may be authorized for the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration program from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Requires any entity that receives federal funding for research, the methodologies or results of which may be useful for response activities in the event of an oil discharge incident, to make such methodologies or results of such research available to the Interagency Committee and the Federal On-Scene Coordinator of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).

]]> Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 Display Title Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1568ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1568ih.xml 2011-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. 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.