Clean Coasts Act

Bill: 115-s-2720
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2018-04-19
Policy area: Energy
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Clean Coasts Act</b></p> <p>This bill provides statutory authority for regulations implemented by the Department of the Interior regarding safety standards for (1)oil and gas and sulphur operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, and (2)oil spill response requirements for facilities located seaward of the coast line.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2720 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 19, 2018 Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Booker , Mr. Reed , Mr. Nelson , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Carper , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Harris , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To codify the outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and the Arctic drilling rule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Coasts Act . 2. Codification of the outer Continental Shelf blowout preventer systems and well control rule and the Arctic drilling rule The following are enacted into law: (1) Subparts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, P, Q, and S of part 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 1, 2017). (2) Subparts A, D, and E of part 254 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 1, 2017). (3) Subparts A and B of part 550 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 1, 2017).