United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5695 (116th)
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
Introduced
28 January 2020
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Summary
Offshore Accountability Act of 2020 This bill establishes disclosure and reporting requirements for operators of offshore oil or gas facilities after equipment failures of critical systems. Such operators must notify the Department of the Interior and the manufacturers of the equipment of such failures. In addition, the operators must provide equipment failure analyses to Interior and the manufacturers. Interior must post the analyses on its website. Finally, operators must report to Interior on (1) changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures, and (2) changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2020
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Introduced in House · EN · 28 January 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 28 January 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5695
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