To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other purposes.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to suspend until a certain date: (1) all activities relating to the development of a new or revised five-year plan for the outer Continental Shelf (OCS); (2) new OCS exploration, development, and production activities (including geological and geophysical surveys); and (3) any exploration or development activities commenced before the enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary certifies they pose no significant risk of accident.

Continues the suspension of such activities until completion of: (1) the joint investigation by the Secretaries of the Interior and of Homeland Security into the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico; and (2) a final report identifying methods to prevent future incidents in the OCS.

Grandfathers any production activities commenced before enactment of this Act.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5222 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5222

To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the 
   date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon 
   incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2010

     Mr. Meek of Florida (for himself and Mr. Hastings of Florida) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To suspend certain activities in the outer Continental Shelf until the 
   date on which the joint investigation into the Deepwater Horizon 
   incident in the Gulf of Mexico has been completed, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEEPWATER HORIZON INCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Until the date described in subsection (b), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall suspend--
            (1) all activities relating to the development of a new or 
        revised 5-year plan for the outer Continental Shelf under 
        section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
        1344);
            (2) any new exploration, development, and production 
        activities in the outer Continental Shelf, including the 
        conduct of seismic and other geological and geophysical 
        surveys; and
            (3) any exploration or development activities that have 
        commenced before the date of enactment of this Act, unless the 
        Secretary of the Interior certifies that the activities pose no 
        significant risk of accident.
    (b) Date.--The date referred to in subsection (a) is the date on 
which--
            (1) the joint investigation conducted by the Secretary of 
        the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security with 
        respect to the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico 
        has been completed in accordance with the joint statement of 
        principles and convening order entitled ``Joint Department of 
        the Interior and Department of Homeland Security Statement of 
        Principles and Convening Order Regarding Investigation into the 
        Marine Casualty, Explosion, Fire, Pollution, and Sinking of 
        Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon, With Loss of 
        Life in the Gulf of Mexico 21-22 April 2010''; and
            (2) a final report identifying methods to prevent future 
        incidents in the outer Continental Shelf has been completed in 
        accordance with the joint statement described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects production activities that 
have commenced before the date of enactment of this Act.
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