3.0.0 1079 2023-01-11T13:23:20Z 2023-01-11T13:23:20Z Senate S S 2013-05-23 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-05-23T21:37:53Z 2013-05-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-05-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2013-06-12 False W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-06-19 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alabama Army Corps of Engineers Department of the Interior Florida Gulf of Mexico Hunting and fishing Licensing and registrations Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Mississippi Oil and gas Texas Water quality Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-08-20T21:17:27Z Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 - Amends the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 to require the Secretary of the Army, in issuing a permit for artificial reefs, to ensure that a state assuming liability for future damages has established an artificial reef maintenance fund.

Requires the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to promulgate regulations that expedite the review of a final application submitted to dispose of or remove an offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico for use as an artificial reef by requiring that a decision be made within 150 days after the submission of such application. Requires the Commanding General of the Corps of Engineers to promulgate regulations that expedite the review of a final application by the Secretary by requiring a decision to be given within 120 days after the submission of such application.

Directs the Commanding General to designate no fewer than 20 artificial reef planning areas. Specifies location and depth requirements for such artificial reefs, including the number of areas that should be located outside the seaward boundary of each of the Gulf states. Revises siting compliance requirements imposed upon permittees.

Prohibits regulations from requiring an artificial reef planning area to be filled to capacity with offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico before another artificial reef planning area is established. Requires the Regional Supervisor to give preference to a final application submitted to dispose of or remove a platform for use as an artificial reef.

]]> Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 Display Title Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to promote the artificial reefs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Artificial Reef Promotion Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1079is/xml/BILLS-113s1079is.xml 2013-05-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.