Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5572
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]
Introduced: 2010-06-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: 
Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of the Interior the Minerals Management Service with the following components: (1) an Office of Leasing and Permitting, which shall perform functions relating to the leasing of areas of the outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the issuance of activity permits under such leases that were vested in the Minerals Management Service (MMS) (or its Director) on May 19, 2010; (2) an Office of Inspection, which shall perform functions relating to vessel and facility inspection that were vested in the MMS (or its Director) on that date; and (3) an Office of Revenue, which shall perform functions relating to the collection of OCS lease revenue that were vested in the MMS (or its Director) on such date.
 
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations that require each MMS employee to be subject to random testing for the use of a controlled substance at least twice a year.
 
Prohibits, during the two-year period beginning on an individual's departure from MMS employment, the employment of such individual by any person conducting any activity under a lease or permit issued by MMS or subject to MMS regulation.
 
Directs the Secretary, acting through MMS, to inspect monthly each vessel and facility used for OCS oil or gas drilling.
 
Prohibits the Secretary from exempting any category of vessel or facility activity in OCS oil or gas drilling in waters deeper than 1,000 feet from any applicable federal requirement or restriction.
 
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the liability limits applicable to a responsible party for discharge of oil from an offshore facility. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-06-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4784)
action_date: 2010-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2010-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2010-06-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Referred to House Natural Resources
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-06-22
text: Introduced in House