Offshore Accountability Act of 2020
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 28, 2020)
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.
What just happenedJan 31, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 28, 2020
- Jan 31, 2020Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee - Jan 28, 2020IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 28, 2020IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 28, 2020IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House