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2643
2023-08-24T18:15:23Z
2023-08-24T18:15:23Z
House
HR
2021-04-19
117
[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY:H.R. 2643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1955]
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Natural Resources Committee
House
Standing
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Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
    - Discharged from
2021-10-13T17:38:08Z
    - Hearings by
2021-05-13T19:58:43Z
    - Referred to
2021-05-10T22:25:20Z
  - Reported by
2022-12-14T15:46:12Z
  - Markup by
2021-10-13T17:38:21Z
  - Referred to
2021-04-19T16:00:05Z
H. Rept. 117-633
- 2022-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
Calendars
H12410
2
House floor actions
U00456
- 2022-12-14
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-633.
Committee
H12200
2
House floor actions
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Natural Resources Committee
- 2022-12-14
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-633.
Committee
5000
9
Library of Congress
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Natural Resources Committee
- 2021-10-13
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Natural Resources Committee
1
House committee actions
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 18.
Committee
- 2021-10-13
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Natural Resources Committee
1
House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee
- 2021-10-13
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Natural Resources Committee
1
House committee actions
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Committee
- 2021-05-13
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Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committee
- 2021-05-10
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Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1
House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Committee
- 2021-04-19
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Natural Resources Committee
- 2021-04-19
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
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Library of Congress
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Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Julia
Brownley
D
CA
26
N
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Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Raúl
Grijalva
D
AZ
M.
3
2021-04-19
True
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Alan
Lowenthal
D
CA
S.
47
2021-04-19
True
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
Katie
Porter
D
CA
45
2021-05-18
False
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Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Mike
Levin
D
CA
49
2021-10-05
False
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Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Steve
Cohen
D
TN
9
2021-10-08
False
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
BARBARA
LEE
D
CA
13
2022-02-25
False
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Jerry
McNerney
D
CA
9
2022-02-25
False
- L000582
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Ted
Lieu
D
CA
33
2022-02-25
False
- Q000023
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Mike
Quigley
D
IL
5
2022-02-25
False
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Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
Deborah
Ross
D
NC
K.
2
2022-02-25
False
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Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Doris
Matsui
D
CA
O.
6
2022-02-25
False
Energy
- Congressional oversight
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Land use and conservation
- Pipelines
- Pollution liability
- User charges and fees
Energy
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2021-04-19
Introduced in House
2021-11-26T15:16:42Z
Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
This bill establishes requirements to address the environmental risks of decommissioned oil and gas pipelines on the seafloor.
Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to finalize regulations proposed in 2007 related to offshore pipelines. The regulations must require owners of oil and gas pipelines to provide for biannual, third-party inspections of pipelines and to equip pipelines with leak detection systems or devices. Further, the BSEE must issue regulations to charge an annual fee on such owners for the purpose of providing the BSEE with funds to decommission or remove offshore pipelines in the event the owner files for bankruptcy.
When determining whether to permit an owner to decommission such pipelines, the BSEE must consider the navigational hazards, any interferences with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the environmental impacts of the pipelines.
In addition, the BSEE must continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place. If the BSEE identifies an exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, then it must either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, then the BSEE must resecure the segment to the sea floor.
07
2022-12-14
Reported to House
2023-08-24T18:00:15Z
Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
This bill establishes requirements to address the environmental risks of decommissioned oil and gas pipelines on the seafloor.
Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to finalize regulations proposed in 2007 related to offshore pipelines. The regulations must require owners of oil and gas pipelines to provide for biannual, third-party inspections of pipelines and to equip pipelines with leak detection systems or devices. Further, the BSEE must issue regulations to charge an annual fee on such owners for the purpose of providing the BSEE with funds to decommission or remove offshore pipelines in the event the owner files for bankruptcy.
When determining whether to permit an owner to decommission such pipelines, the BSEE must consider the navigational hazards, any interferences with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the environmental impacts of the pipelines.
In addition, the BSEE must continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place. If the BSEE identifies an exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, then it must either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, then the BSEE must resecure the segment to the sea floor.

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
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Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
- Official Title as Introduced

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
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- Short Title(s) as Reported to House

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
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House
Reported in House
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Reported in House
2022-12-14T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2643rh/xml/BILLS-117hr2643rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2021-04-19T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2643ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2643ih.xml
2022-12-14
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
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