To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permit the assesment of civil penalties for certain violations without the requirement of a period for corrective action, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase the amount of civil penalties that may be prescribed for violations of such Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to adjust such penalties triennially to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index. Authorizes penalties to be assessed without regard to a required period for corrective action if a violation constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm to life, property, mineral deposits, or the environment.

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Timeline

1. 2 August 1989

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 August 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 August 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 8 September 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 September 1989

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 September 1989

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 August 1990

   Committee

   See H.R.1465.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 2 August 1989

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Sponsors

• Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Sponsor
• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Goss, Porter J. [R-FL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lowery, Bill [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
• Nancy Pelosi · D · Sponsor
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