S.Amdt. 2975

SA 2975. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Vitter)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2953
proposed by Ms. Murkowski to the bill S. 2012, to provide for the
modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF.

The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section
as the ``Secretary'') shall not finalize, implement, or
enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulphur
Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer
Systems and Well Control'' (80 Fed. Reg. 21504 (April 17,
2015)) (referred to in this section as the ``proposed rule'')
unless and until the Secretary--
(1) issues a revised version of the proposed rule that
incorporates the information learned from additional
technical workshops conducted after the date of enactment of
this Act with industry experts, focusing on mitigation of
prescriptive requirements contained in the proposed rule,
including those that adversely impact personnel safety;
(2) provides notice and an opportunity for public comment
of not less than 90 days on the revised version of the
proposed rule after completion of the technical workshops
described in paragraph (1); and
(3) submits to Congress a report--
(A) after the technical workshops conducted under paragraph
(1), that describes distinct changes made in the proposed
rule based on the workshops; and
(B) after the period for public comment under paragraph
(2), that describes distinct changes made in the proposed
rule based on the comments.
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