3.0.0 953 2019-02-20T23:06:13Z 2019-02-23T17:39:17Z Senate S S 2011-05-11 112 Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act 112 1229 HR 2011-05-16 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50. Related bill CRS 2011-05-18 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 5/16/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S3086) Floor 2011-05-18 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 5/16/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 42 - 57. Record Vote Number: 73. (consideration: CR S3086) Floor 73 https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1121/vote_112_1_00073.xml Senate 112 2011-05-18T18:42:36Z 1 2011-05-18 Senate Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S3069-3086) Floor 2011-05-17 Senate Motion to proceed to consideration of measure by Senator Reid made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3013) Floor 2011-05-12 Senate Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 43. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2931-2932) Calendars 2011-05-11 Senate Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Calendars 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2011-05-12 False C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2011-05-12 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2011-05-12 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-05-12 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2011-05-12 False B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-05-12 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2011-05-12 False P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2011-05-12 False E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2011-05-12 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2011-05-12 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2011-05-12 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2011-05-12 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2011-05-12 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-05-12 False A000368 Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Kelly Ayotte R NH 2011-05-12 False J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2011-05-12 False R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-05-16 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-05-17 False C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2011-05-17 False H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2011-05-17 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2011-05-17 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2011-05-17 False Energy Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Gulf of Mexico Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Technology assessment Energy 00 2011-05-11 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-18T20:26:15Z Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to require an exploration plan to incorporate a third-party reviewed response plan which describes the means and timeline to contain and terminate an ongoing discharge of oil.

Requires the Secretary to certify, as a prerequisite to plan approval, the technological feasibility of methods proposed to be used under a response plan, as demonstrated by the potential lessee through simulation, demonstration, or other means.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), acting through the DOE Office of Science, to use specified funds to study, in collaboration with the DOE Office of Fossil Energy, means of improving prevention methodologies and technological responses to oil spills and mitigating the effects of oil spills on natural habitat.

Requires the DOE Secretary, as part of the study, to convene a task force to assess: (1) such methodologies and technological response to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010, and the resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment; as well as (2) the adequacy of existing technologies for prevention and responses to deep water oil spills.

Directs the Comptroller General to study existing federal capabilities and legal authorities to prevent and respond to oil spills.

Instructs the Secretary to conduct certain oil and gas lease sales within specified deadlines.

States that such lease sales are considered to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a permit without ensuring that the proposed drilling operations meet all: (1) critical safety system requirements, including blowout prevention; and (2) oil spill response and containment requirements. Requires the Secretary to decide whether to issue a permit within 30 days after receiving an application. Allows up to two 15-day extensions of such deadline. Prescribes implementation procedures.

Imposes a deadline for a final decision on certain permit applications under existing leases.

Directs the Secretary to extend by one year the terms of certain oil and gas leases (covered leases) for the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region.

Establishes any district court within the Fifth Circuit as the exclusive venue for civil actions relating to covered energy projects on leased federal land in the Gulf of Mexico unless there is no proper venue within that circuit.

Bars such a civil action unless it is filed within 60 days after the final federal action to which it relates.

Sets forth a standard of review under which: (1) the court is directed to hear and determine any covered civil action as expeditiously as possible; and (2) any judicial review of a covered civil action makes a presumption that the administrative findings and conclusions relating to the challenged federal action or decision are correct.

Sets restrictions on prospective relief.

Prohibits federal payment of attorneys' fees, expenses, and other court costs to any party in a covered civil action under this Act.

]]> Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes. Display Title Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 Placed on Calendar Senate 2011-05-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s953pcs/xml/BILLS-112s953pcs.xml 2011-05-18 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 5/16/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S3086) 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.