Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-1941
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-28
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Coast (U.S.)

Atlantic Ocean

California

Congressional oversight

Economic performance and conditions

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Florida

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Government trust funds

Hunting and fishing

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marine and inland water transportation

Oil and gas

Oregon

Pacific Ocean

Travel and tourism

User charges and fees

Washington State
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf planning area (North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Straits of Florida) or the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf planning area (Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California).</p>

action_date: 2019-07-16
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act </b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf planning area (North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Straits of Florida) or the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf planning area (Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California).</p>

action_date: 2019-09-11
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises provisions related to oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf.</p> <p>(Sec. 2)The Department of the Interior must publicize reports regarding onsite inspections of each facility on the Outer Continental Shelf that is subject to safety and environmental regulations. Interior must also publicize information about each payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund, including the facility name, operator name, and the payment amount.</p> <p>(Sec. 3)The bill prohibits Interior from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf planning area (North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Straits of Florida) or the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf planning area (Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California).</p> <p>(Sec. 4)Interior must collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this bill, including inspection fees for offshore energy facilities and oil drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund.</p> <p>(Sec. 6)Interior must report to Congress on whether this bill poses a risk to national security due to potential increase in dependence on foreign oil.</p> <p>(Sec. 7)The Government Accountability Office must report on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies.</p> <p>(Sec. 8)The bill prohibits conducting geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development in any area located in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.</p> <p>(Sec. 9)The Department of Commerce must conduct a study to determine the potential economic impact of offshore drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, boating, transportation, and other waterfront-related and coastal-related businesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1941 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2019 Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Shalala , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. McEachin , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Kim , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Case , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Soto , and Mr. Cox of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on leasing in certain planning areas Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) The Secretary shall not include in any leasing program under this section any area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the Pacific Region planning areas, as such planning areas are described in the document entitled Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019–2024 , dated January 2018. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 117 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1941 [Report No. 116–157] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2019 Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Rouda , Mr. Pappas , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Shalala , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. McEachin , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Kim , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Case , Mr. Schiff , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Levin of California , Mr. Soto , and Mr. Cox of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 16, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Blumenauer , Mrs. Luria , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Peters , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Miss Rice of New York , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Himes , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Adams , Mr. Harder of California , Ms. Slotkin , and Ms. Sánchez July 16, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on leasing in certain planning areas Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) The Secretary shall not include in any leasing program under this section any area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the Pacific Region planning areas, as such planning areas are described in the document entitled Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019–2024 , dated January 2018. .

July 16, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1941 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act . 2. Publication of inspection results Section 22(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The and inserting the following: (a) In general The ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Publication The Secretary shall make the following available to the public: (1) Any reports produced under this subsection. (2) The following information about each payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund under subsection (g): (A) The facility that was inspected. (B) The name of the operator of such facility. (C) The amount of the payment. . 3. Prohibition on Leasing in Certain Planning Areas Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) The Secretary shall not include in any leasing program under this section any area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the Pacific Region planning areas, as such planning areas are described in the document entitled Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019–2024 , dated January 2018. . 4. Inspection Fee Collection Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1348 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Inspection fees (1) Establishment The Secretary of the Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under subsection (c) non-refundable fees for such inspections— (A) at an aggregate level equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) using a schedule that reflects the differences in complexity among the classes of facilities to be inspected. (2) Ocean Energy Safety Fund There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the Ocean Energy Safety Fund (referred to in this subsection as the Fund ), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as provided under paragraph (3). (3) Availability of fees Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all amounts deposited in the Fund— (A) shall be credited as offsetting collections; (B) shall be available for expenditure for purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) and the administration of the inspection program under this section; (C) shall be available only to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations Act; and (D) shall remain available until expended. (4) Adjustment for inflation For each fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount specified in this subsection for inflation based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal year 2020. (5) Annual fees Annual fees shall be collected under this subsection for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (6) Fees for drilling rigs Fees shall be collected under this subsection for drilling rigs on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (7) Fees for non-rig units Fees shall be collected under this subsection for well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; (B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and (C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (8) Billing The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (5) annually, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days after billing. . 5. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 6. Risk to national security The Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the Secretary of Defense, shall report to Congress on whether this Act poses a risk to national security due to potential increase in dependence on foreign oil. 7. Studying the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies (a) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies. (b) Contents The report required by subsection (a) shall— (1) address how oil and gas companies interact with local stakeholders in advance of a siting decision, including their meetings with fishermen; (2) investigate the impacts of offshore drilling on tourism, including tradeoffs during normal operations and economic impacts after a spill; (3) describe how the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management works with other agencies, including the National Marine Fisheries Service, to include stakeholder input in advance of a siting decision; (4) address how quickly response teams can mitigate environmental damage after a spill and how long regional ecosystems take to recover following a spill; (5) describe any limitations on the quantity of comparative data available on impacts to regions of the Outer Continental Shelf that have not been sited for drilling; (6) describe the impacts on commercial and recreational fisheries from offshore drilling; and (7) address the economic impacts of oil spills on the food supply of a region, including those food sources that are distinctive to a region’s culture. 8. Moratorium on seismic activities related to oil, gas, and methane hydrate exploration and development in the North Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning areas Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1340 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Moratorium on seismic activities related to oil, gas, and methane hydrate exploration and development in the North Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning areas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency of the United States or person may conduct or authorize any other person to conduct geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development in any area located in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning Areas of the outer Continental Shelf. . 9. Economic impact study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to determine the potential economic impact of offshore drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, boating, transportation, and other waterfront-related and coastal-related business.

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1941 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 12, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain planning areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act . 2. Publication of inspection results Section 22(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The and inserting the following: (a) In general The ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Publication The Secretary shall make the following available to the public: (1) Any reports produced under this subsection. (2) The following information about each payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund under subsection (g): (A) The facility that was inspected. (B) The name of the operator of such facility. (C) The amount of the payment. . 3. Prohibition on Leasing in Certain Planning Areas Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) The Secretary shall not include in any leasing program under this section any area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the Pacific Region planning areas, as such planning areas are described in the document entitled Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019–2024 , dated January 2018. . 4. Inspection Fee Collection Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1348 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Inspection fees (1) Establishment The Secretary of the Interior shall collect from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under subsection (c) non-refundable fees for such inspections— (A) at an aggregate level equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) using a schedule that reflects the differences in complexity among the classes of facilities to be inspected. (2) Ocean Energy Safety Fund There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the Ocean Energy Safety Fund (referred to in this subsection as the Fund ), into which shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees under paragraph (1) and which shall be available as provided under paragraph (3). (3) Availability of fees Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all amounts deposited in the Fund— (A) shall be credited as offsetting collections; (B) shall be available for expenditure for purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile offshore drilling units) and the administration of the inspection program under this section; (C) shall be available only to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations Act; and (D) shall remain available until expended. (4) Adjustment for inflation For each fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount specified in this subsection for inflation based on the change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal year 2020. (5) Annual fees Annual fees shall be collected under this subsection for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (6) Fees for drilling rigs Fees shall be collected under this subsection for drilling rigs on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (7) Fees for non-rig units Fees shall be collected under this subsection for well operations conducted via non-rig units as outlined in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— (A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; (B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 feet; and (C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (8) Billing The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (5) annually, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under paragraph (6) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days after billing. . 5. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 6. Risk to national security The Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the Secretary of Defense, shall report to Congress on whether this Act poses a risk to national security due to potential increase in dependence on foreign oil. 7. Studying the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies (a) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the impacts of offshore drilling on coastal communities and coastal economies. (b) Contents The report required by subsection (a) shall— (1) address how oil and gas companies interact with local stakeholders in advance of a siting decision, including their meetings with fishermen; (2) investigate the impacts of offshore drilling on tourism, including tradeoffs during normal operations and economic impacts after a spill; (3) describe how the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management works with other agencies, including the National Marine Fisheries Service, to include stakeholder input in advance of a siting decision; (4) address how quickly response teams can mitigate environmental damage after a spill and how long regional ecosystems take to recover following a spill; (5) describe any limitations on the quantity of comparative data available on impacts to regions of the Outer Continental Shelf that have not been sited for drilling; (6) describe the impacts on commercial and recreational fisheries from offshore drilling; and (7) address the economic impacts of oil spills on the food supply of a region, including those food sources that are distinctive to a region’s culture. 8. Moratorium on seismic activities related to oil, gas, and methane hydrate exploration and development in the North Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning areas Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1340 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Moratorium on seismic activities related to oil, gas, and methane hydrate exploration and development in the North Atlantic, mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning areas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency of the United States or person may conduct or authorize any other person to conduct geological or geophysical activities in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration and development in any area located in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida Planning Areas of the outer Continental Shelf. . 9. Economic impact study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study to determine the potential economic impact of offshore drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, recreational fishing, boating, transportation, and other waterfront-related and coastal-related business.

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk