CONSOLIDATED LAND, ENERGY, AND AQUATIC RESOURCES ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3534), H6511, H6536, H6541, H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545, H6547, H6548, H6550 [30JY]

Articles and editorials

Reasoned Debate Needed To Amend Energy Legislation, H6505 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3534): consideration (see H. Res. 1574), H6402 (see H. Res. 1574), H6454 [29JY]

Letters

Federal response to oil leak caused by oil rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico: Benjamin D. Wilcox, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., H6504 [30JY]

———Bruce Vincent, Independent Petroleum Association of America, H6506 [30JY]

———Burt Adams, National Ocean Industries Association, H6504 [30JY]

———Dave Freudenthal, Governor of Wyoming, H6504 [30JY]

———Don G. Briggs, Louisiana Oil & Gas Co., H6505 [30JY]

———John A. Rathmell, Jr., Lockton Co., LLC, H6505 [30JY]

———John Lloyd, Lloyd & Partners, Ltd., H6506 [30JY]

———Paul King, Indecs Corp., H6507 [30JY]

———Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute, H6506 [30JY]

———several Texas government officials, H6504 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund funding: Ken Salazar, Sec. of the Interior, H6465 [30JY]

Provisions: Jay Timmons, National Association of Manufacturers, H6467 [30JY]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H6466 [30JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1639 [15SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), E1640 [15SE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3534), H6558 [30JY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of the Interior: collection of royalties for deepwater drilling, H6540 [30JY]

———ensure citizens living in the gulf coast region have input in the Gulf Coast Restoration Task Force, H6539 [30JY]

———ensure no delay in development of ocean renewable energy resources due to establishment of the Bureau of Energy and Resource Management, H6541, H6542 [30JY]

———lift moratorium on deepwater drilling operations, H6549, H6550, H6558-H6560 [30JY]

———require updates to ethics guidelines, access to best available technology for oil spill response and mitigation, and certify that response and exploration plans include best available technology, H6543, H6544 [30JY]

Enact (H.R. 3534), H5668-H5670 [15JY], H5910 [21JY], H6287 [29JY], H6493, H6508-H6552, H6555-H6561 [30JY], E1545, E1546 [10AU]

———consideration (H. Res. 1574), H6462-H6468 [30JY]

———corrections in engrossment, H6562 [30JY]

———motion to recommit, H6558 [30JY]

———unanimous-consent request, H6548 [30JY]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: ban use of dispersants in the event of an oil spill or release of hazardous substances until they are determined to be environmentally safe, H6499 [30JY]

Gulf of Mexico: impose an additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast oil spills of more than one million barrels and direct those funds towards coastal restoration projects, H6550-H6552 [30JY]

House of Representatives: legislative process, H6539 [30JY]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: allocate certain percentage of funding for projects that secure recreational public access to Federal lands for hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation, H6542, H6543 [30JY]

———funding, H6465, H6468 [30JY]

Marine mammals: cumulative impacts of oil and natural gas extraction activities, H6539 [30JY]

Oil Pollution Act: allow companies to meet financial responsibility requirements by participation in cooperative arrangements such as pooling of resources or joint insurance coverage, H6508, H6544, H6545 [30JY]

———ensure damage assessments emphasize complete restoration of damaged areas and that acquisition of non-impacted land is considered an acceptable alternative to restoration, H6546, H6547 [30JY]

———ensure liabilities of an oil subsidiary will be inherited by the parent oil company in the event the subsidiary goes bankrupt, H6547, H6548 [30JY]

Power resources: prohibit offshore rig inspectors from striking, H5669 [15JY]

Public lands: prohibit funding for acquisition of new Federal land, H5668-H5670 [15JY]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 3534), S6561 [2AU], S6668 [3AU], S6677 [4AU]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3534, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1574) (H. Rept. 111-582), H6402, H6454 [29JY]

Provisions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 111-575), H6282 [28JY], H6402, H6454 [29JY], H6567 [30JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Enact (H.R. 3534), H6493 [30JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1574, consideration of H.R. 3534, provisions, H6462 [30JY]

H.R. 3534, provisions, H6511-H6536 [30JY]