[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1311 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1311

To amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 and the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify certain penalties to deter 
                              oil spills.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 2015

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 and the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify certain penalties to deter 
                              oil spills.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Oil Spill Deterrent Act''.

SEC. 2. PENALTIES FOR DRILLING ON FEDERAL LAND.

    Section 109 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 
1982 (30 U.S.C. 1719) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
        ``$100,000''; and
            (2) in subsection (g), by inserting, ``, or, after notice 
        and an opportunity for public comment, by regulation increase'' 
        after ``reduce''.

SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR DRILLING ON OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.

    Section 24(b)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
U.S.C. 1350(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence by striking ``$20,000'' and 
        inserting ``$250,000''; and
            (2) by adding ``After notice and an opportunity for public 
        comment, the Secretary may by regulation increase the penalty 
        specified in this paragraph.'' after the period at the end.
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