Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act
Latest action · May 26, 2010 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 25, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Acceptance of Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act - Establishes within the Department of the Interior the Office of Deepwater Horizon Claims Compensation (Office) to compensate, on a no-fault basis and in a nonadversarial manner, persons and governmental entities that have incurred damages as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident.
Makes the Office Administrator responsible for processing claims for compensation for damages.
Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish comprehensive claimant assistance and resource centers in areas with large concentrations of potential claimants; and (2) designate categories of claims to be handled on an expedited basis as a result of extreme financial hardship.
Imposes a stay upon any claim for monetary damages pending in federal or state court related to the Deepwater Horizon incident. Makes any such claim eligible for disposition only if the claimant elects to pursue it under this Act.
Requires the Administrator to establish an Advisory Committee on Deepwater Horizon Compensation.
Sets forth the essential elements of an eligible claim for damages, including proof, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the claimant suffered damages as a result of the Deepwater Horizon incident. Declares that a claimant shall not be required to demonstrate that such damages resulted from the negligence or other fault of any other person.
Sets forth claims procedures. Covers damages for losses to real or personal property, subsistence use, revenues, profits and earning capacity, and the costs of public services.
Confers on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia exclusive jurisdiction over any action for declaratory or injunctive relief challenging any provision of this Act.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to renegotiate the terms of the "Mississippi Canyon 252" lease to reflect statements made in a certain letter from the Group Chief Executive of British Petroleum Exploration & Production, Incorporated (BP) to the Secretaries of Homeland Security and of the Interior that BP is "prepared to pay above $75 million" on "all legitimate claims" relating to that explosion and oil spill. Requires BP, as a condition of such renegotiated lease, to pay all damages awarded pursuant to this Act.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2010 to May 26, 2010, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Original | May 25, 2010 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | May 25, 2010 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 26, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2010Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 410.
- May 25, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2010Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3461 | Acceptance of Offer on Liability and Expedited Claims at Mississippi Canyon 252 Act | Related bill | Jun 9, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
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- May 26, 2010Placed on Calendar Senate
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