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S. 3346Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)In Committee

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010

Sponsored by Sheldon WhitehouseSen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Introduced May 11, 2010

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.

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May 25, 2010

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Introduced in Senate

May 11, 2010

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 11, 2010

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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-679, pt. 3.

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 25, 2010

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Jeff Bingaman
Sen. Jeff BingamanD-NM · May 18, 2010

Mr. President, I would like to announce for the information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing…

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 11, 2010

II

111th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3346

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 11, 2010

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To increase the limits on liability under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010.

2.

Remedies and penalties under the outer continental shelf lands act

(a)

Civil penalties

Section 24(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1350(b)) is amended—

(1)

in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking $20,000 and inserting $75,000; and

(2)

in paragraph (2), by striking may be assessed and inserting of not more than $150,000 for each day of the continuance of the failure shall be assessed; and

(b)

Criminal penalties

The first sentence of section 24(c) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1350(c)) is amended by striking $100,000 and inserting $10,000,000.

(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by subsection (a) take effect on April 15, 2010.