US Congress House Bill 5459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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June 4 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for noncompliance with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to the Act, including any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action. Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for noncompliance which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or damage to life (including aquatic life), property, any mineral deposit, or the marine, coastal, or human environment. Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the criminal fine for violations under such Act.

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010

Rep Capps, Lois

Rep Sutton, Betty

Rep Weiner, Anthony D.

Rep Baldwin, Tammy

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-04		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2010-05-28		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB3346 (Related) 2010-05-25 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN05459:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr5459ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr5459ih.pdf