Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-2352
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accidents
Advisory bodies
Alabama
Aquaculture
Aquatic ecology
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
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

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: 

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.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-04-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-22
text: Introduced in House