3.0.0 6208 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z 2019-11-15T21:28:55Z House H HR 2012-07-26 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FARENTHOLD:H.R. 6208.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the Constitution[Page H5327]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-31T18:44:56Z Referred to 2012-07-26T13:00:51Z 2012-07-31 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2012-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of the Interior Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Oil and gas Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-07-26 Introduced in House 2012-09-18T20:35:01Z Retaining Essential Environmental Fishing Structures Act or REEFS Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, during a two-year period, from requiring or authorizing either the removal or movement of any facility used for oil or gas activities under a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

Exempts from this prohibition any removal or movement of a facility for purposes of temporary abandonment of a well, in accordance with specified federal regulations, because of an emergency identified by the Secretary.

]]> REEFS Act Short Titles as Introduced REEFS Act Short Titles as Introduced Retaining Essential Environmental Fishing Structures Act Display Title REEFS Act Official Title as Introduced To temporarily limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to require or authorize the removal or movement of offshore oil and gas facilities. Introduced in House 2012-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6208ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6208ih.xml 2012-07-31 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.