S. 1311 · 114th Congress
Oil Spill Deterrent Act
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This bill amends: (1) the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to increase from $5,000 to $100,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action pertaining to drilling violations on federal land, and (2) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 to $250,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 12, 2015
Oil Spill Deterrent Act
This bill amends: (1) the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 to increase from $5,000 to $100,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action pertaining to drilling violations on federal land, and (2) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 to $250,000 the civil penalty for failure to take corrective action pertaining to drilling violations on the Outer Continental Shelf.
Both Acts authorize the Department of the Interior to increase such penalties after notice and an opportunity for public comment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Oil Spill Deterrent Act
Latest action (Jun 9, 2015): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Policy area: Energy · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 12, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.