Oil Spill Deterrent Act

Bill: 114-s-1311
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2015-05-12
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marine pollution

Oil and gas

Pollution liability
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Oil Spill Deterrent Act </b></p> <p>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. </p> <p> Both Acts authorize the Department of the Interior to increase such penalties after notice and an opportunity for public comment.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1311 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2015 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify certain penalties to deter oil spills.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oil Spill Deterrent Act . 2. Penalties for drilling on Federal land Section 109 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1719 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking $5,000 and inserting $100,000 ; and (2) in subsection (g), by inserting, , or, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, by regulation increase after reduce . 3. Penalties for drilling on outer Continental Shelf Section 24(b)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1350(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking $20,000 and inserting $250,000 ; and (2) by adding After notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Secretary may by regulation increase the penalty specified in this paragraph. after the period at the end.