Congress 116 - HR 2352 - Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act

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Accidents Advisory bodies Alabama Aquaculture Aquatic ecology Coast guard Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Emergency planning and evacuation Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental Protection Environmental technology Florida Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Hunting and fishing Intergovernmental relations Louisiana Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Marine pollution Mississippi Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Parks, recreation areas, trails Pollution liability Research administration and funding Research and development Seafood State and local government operations Technology assessment Texas Transportation safety and security Travel and tourism Water quality Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Summary

Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act

This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills.

Among other things, the bill

requires the Department of the Interior to consult with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) before approving an oil and gas lease program;
authorizes the Department of Commerce to make grants to states to ensure sufficient oil spill planning and response capabilities;
prohibits oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, the South Atlantic Planning area, and the Straits of Florida Planning Area;
sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk;
establishes a Gulf Coast Regional Citizens' Advisory Council to advise on facilities and tank vessels;
permits the U.S. Coast Guard or Commerce to request a National Transportation Safety Board investigation of certain accidents occurring in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS);
establishes inspection fees for OCS facilities;
requires a comprehensive review of NOAA's capacity to respond to oil spills;
directs the Coast Guard to evaluate and validate oil pollution containment and removal methods and technologies;
requires NOAA to carry out a long-term marine environment monitoring and research program for the Gulf of Mexico; and
directs the Coast Guard to publish within 12 hours an Incident Action Plan in response to an oil spill.

Actions

Apr 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Apr 23, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Apr 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Apr 22, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Apr 22, 2019

Introduced in House

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