Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to increase from $20,000 per day to $75,000 per day the maximum civil liability for noncompliance with such Act or any term of a lease, license, or permit issued pursuant to the Act, including any regulation or order issued under it, after expiration of any reasonable period allowed for corrective action.

Requires a civil penalty of up to $150,000 per day for noncompliance which constitutes a threat of serious, irreparable, or immediate harm or damage to life (including aquatic life), property, any mineral deposit, or the marine, coastal, or human environment.

Increases from $100,000 to $10 million the criminal fine for violations under such Act.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5459 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5459

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 28, 2010

Mrs. Capps (for herself and Mr. Weiner) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


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

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 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''.
    (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.
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