[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 96 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H4784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        OIL SPILL PREVENTION ACT

  (Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, this week, I introduced the Oil Spill 
Prevention Act of 2010. This Deepwater spill is the worst environmental 
disaster in U.S. history. My bill would prevent future disasters from 
happening.
  Number one, we want to reform the Interior Department by separating 
revenues--a structural separation of revenues in leasing from 
inspections. In other words, we've got people that are doing the leases 
on the revenue side cutting deals on environmental exemptions.
  Second, strengthen the oversight of inspections. Sixteen inspections 
were missed with BP. That's got to stop with BP and the industry. We 
need to reschedule and make sure every safety inspection is done.
  Three, eliminate the liability caps on major oil spills. Today, it's 
at $75 million. That's a joke. This is going to be tens of billions of 
dollars to fix.
  We need to act now. I ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to 
support my bill and we'll eliminate spills.

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