3.0.0 3780 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z House H HR 2013-12-16 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HOLT:H.R. 3780.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the U.S. Constitution[Page H8118]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-08T21:31:09Z Referred to 2013-12-16T16:01:45Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Referred to 2013-12-27T22:17:00Z Referred to 2013-12-16T16:01:40Z 2014-01-08 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2013-12-27 hsii06 Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Committee 2013-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2013-12-16 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 2013-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1877-1878) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2013-12-16 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-12-16 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2014-01-09 False Energy Advanced technology and technological innovations Environmental technology Licensing and registrations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Research administration and funding Research and development Small business Technology transfer and commercialization User charges and fees Energy 00 2013-12-16 Introduced in House 2014-02-06T16:01:29Z Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, with respect to the consideration of permits for geological explorations and development and production, to allow the Secretary of the Interior to give priority to reviewing and processing plans and applications that use, develop, or demonstrate new safety-enhancing technologies.

Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) a small business innovation research program or technology transfer program, or both, to broaden participation in the development of safer technologies for offshore oil and gas exploration and development; and (2) an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, as a collaborative federally funded research and development center or university-affiliated research center, to enhance safe and responsible operations across the offshore oil and gas industry. Funds operations of the Institute through an annual fee applicable to areas of the outer Continental Shelf subject to an oil or gas lease under which production is not occurring.]]>

Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 Display Title Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish an Ocean Energy Safety Institute, to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ocean Energy Safety and Technology Improvement Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3780ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3780ih.xml 2014-01-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.