[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5846 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5846

  To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the chief 
  executive officer of each drilling and production operation under a 
lease under that Act to annually certify the operator's compliance with 
             all applicable laws and operating regulations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mrs. Capps) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the chief 
  executive officer of each drilling and production operation under a 
lease under that Act to annually certify the operator's compliance with 
             all applicable laws and operating regulations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CEO ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REGARDING OFFSHORE DRILLING AND 
              PRODUCTION OPERATION.

    Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1348) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) CEO Annual Certification.--
            ``(1) In general.--The operator of each drilling and 
        production operation under a lease under this Act shall 
        annually submit to the Secretary a general statement by the 
        operator's chief executive officer that certifies to the 
        operator's compliance with all applicable laws and operating 
        regulations.
            ``(2) Required statements.--Each certification under 
        paragraph (1) shall include, but not be limited to, statements 
        that the chief executive officer--
                    ``(A) has reviewed the exploration plans and 
                production plans submitted to the Secretary with regard 
                to the demonstrated capability and technology to 
                respond immediately and effectively to a worst case oil 
                spill in real world conditions; and
                    ``(B) certifies that each such plan, based upon the 
                chief executive officer's knowledge, is an accurate and 
                effective response to a worst case oil spill in real-
                world conditions.
            ``(3) Civil penalty.--Any chief executive officer who fails 
        to comply with paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be liable for a 
        civil penalty under section 24.''.
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