S.Amdt. 4716
What it does: Adds SEC. 6. REMEDIATION OF OIL AND GAS SPILLS at the end of the bill
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ)What it changes
1 change to S. 3711 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 6. REMEDIATION OF OIL AND GAS SPILLS at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 3711 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(B) any remainder of the qualified outer Continental Shelf revenues shall revert to the general fund of the Treasury.
Inserted: SEC. 6. REMEDIATION OF OIL AND GAS SPILLS.
Inserted: (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for any spill that occurs as a result of exploration or drilling in waters in, or the transport of oil or gas from, the Mid-Atlantic planning area, North Atlantic planning area, South Atlantic planning area, Straits of Florida planning area, Washington/Oregon planning area, Northern California planning area, Central California planning area, Southern California planning area, or any other area seaward of any coastal State adjacent to those planning areas--
Inserted: (1) 50 percent of the economic damages and environmental restoration costs for any State affected by the spill (including injury to the environment or natural resources of the United States (including the environment or natural resources of a national marine sanctuary, national estuarine research reserve, or national wildlife refuge) or of the coastal State) and any costs of removal and remediation associated with the spill, shall be paid by the 1 or more companies responsible for the exploration, drilling, or transport; and
Inserted: (2) 50 percent of the economic damages and environmental restoration costs for any State affected by the spill shall be paid by the State that approved the preleasing, leasing, exploration, or drilling activities off of the coast of the State.
Inserted: (b) Liability.--The 1 or more companies and any State responsible for the applicable activity or the approval of the applicable activity under paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively, shall be strictly liable for any injuries, damages, and removal, remediation, and restoration costs from the spill.
Inserted: (c) Reimbursement of Federal Expenses.--The 1 or more companies and any State responsible for the applicable activity or the approval of the applicable activity under paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively, shall reimburse the United States for any Federal funds expended to restore or remove the oil or gas, including funds made available--
Inserted: (1) from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
Inserted: (2) from the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5); and
Inserted: (3) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
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SA 4716. Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3711, to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 6. REMEDIATION OF OIL AND GAS SPILLS.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for any spill that occurs as a result of exploration or drilling in waters in, or the transport of oil or gas from, the Mid-Atlantic planning area, North Atlantic planning area, South Atlantic planning area, Straits of Florida planning area, Washington/Oregon planning area, Northern California planning area, Central California planning area, Southern California planning area, or any other area seaward of any coastal State adjacent to those planning areas--
(1) 50 percent of the economic damages and environmental restoration costs for any State affected by the spill (including injury to the environment or natural resources of the United States (including the environment or natural resources of a national marine sanctuary, national estuarine research reserve, or national wildlife refuge) or of the coastal State) and any costs of removal and remediation associated with the spill, shall be paid by the 1 or more companies responsible for the exploration, drilling, or transport; and
(2) 50 percent of the economic damages and environmental restoration costs for any State affected by the spill shall be paid by the State that approved the preleasing, leasing, exploration, or drilling activities off of the coast of the State.
(b) Liability.--The 1 or more companies and any State responsible for the applicable activity or the approval of the applicable activity under paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively, shall be strictly liable for any injuries, damages, and removal, remediation, and restoration costs from the spill.
(c) Reimbursement of Federal Expenses.--The 1 or more companies and any State responsible for the applicable activity or the approval of the applicable activity under paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a), respectively, shall reimburse the United States for any Federal funds expended to restore or remove the oil or gas, including funds made available--
(1) from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established by section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(2) from the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5); and
(3) under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).
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Senate amendment submitted
July 27, 2006