Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010
Latest action · Nov 23, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 24, 2009
- Passed SenateSep 29, 2010
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Requires double hull protection of oil fuel tanks on certain vessels with a tank capacity of at least 600 cubic meters. Defines "oil fuel" as any oil used as fuel in connection with the vessel's propulsion and auxiliary machinery.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to: (1) provide guidance to all vessel traffic personnel that clearly defines the use of authority to direct or control vessel movement when such direction or control is justified in the interest of safety; and (2) require vessel traffic personnel communications to identify the vessel, rather than the pilot, when vessels are operating in vessel traffic service pilotage areas.
Requires the Secretary to identify, and report to Congress concerning, requirements for the necessary expansion, improvement, or construction of buildings, networks, communications, or other infrastructure to improve the effectiveness of existing vessel traffic service systems, or necessary to support recommended new vessel traffic service systems, including all necessary costs for construction, reconstruction, expansion, or improvement.
Requires a review and validation of the recruiting, retention, training, and expansion of vessel traffic service personnel.
(Sec. 4) Requires that at least one trained and experienced pollution investigator be on duty or on call at all times for each Coast Guard Sector Command.
(Sec. 5) Modifies requirements regarding the duration of merchant mariner's documents and certificates of registry.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the extending of licenses, certificates of registry, and merchant mariner's documents in specified circumstances. Terminates that authorization on December 31, 2011.
(Sec. 7) Limits to one the number of reports regarding port security terrorism exercises that the Coast Guard is required to submit each year to the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations.
(Sec. 8) Requires that compliance with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2009 to Jul 29, 2009; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | Mar 24, 2009 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 29, 2009 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 24, 2009Markup May 20, 2009Reported Jun 15, 2009 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2010 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2010 |
| Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 23, 2010 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2010 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 23, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
- Nov 15, 2010Received in the House.
- Nov 15, 2010Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Nov 15, 2010Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Nov 15, 2010Referred to House Homeland Security
- Nov 15, 2010Referred to House Budget
- Sep 30, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 29, 2010Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7764-7769; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7764-7768)
- Sep 29, 2010The committee amendments were withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 29, 2010Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 15, 2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with amendments. With written report No. 111-26.
- Jun 15, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
- May 20, 2009Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Mar 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 24, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3685-3686)
- Mar 24, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7764–S7769Text printed S7764–S7768Amendments S7759, S7768Tables S7769Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (amendment), Kent Conrad D-ND, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Sep 29, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8267Amendments S8282 | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ (amendment) | Jul 29, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3686 | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ | Mar 24, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 28, 2010S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided to CBO by the House Budget Committee on September 28, 2010</p>
- Sep 28, 2010S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010Pay-as-you-go table for the bill as provided to CBO by the House Budget Committee on September 28, 2010
- Jun 10, 2009S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009</p>
- Jun 10, 2009S. 685, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-47 | NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER AND MARINER CREDENTIALS117 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Jul 9, 2009 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1875 | No description on file | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 4688 | In the nature of a substitute. | Frank R. Lautenberg D-NJ | Amendment SA 4688 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Advisory bodies
- Coast guard
- Government studies and investigations
- International law and treaties
- Licensing and registrations
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Oil and gas
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation employees
- Transportation safety and security
- Water quality
- Worker safety and health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2010Referred in House
- Sep 29, 2010Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 15, 2009Reported to Senate
- Mar 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
