H.R.5863: Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about public lands and natural resources
  • Introduced July 26, 2010
  • Latest Major Action July 30, 2010

Bill Summary

Oil Pollution Wildlife Protection Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to publish in the Federal Register and make electronically available to the public the Secretary's decision to approve, deny, or modify any geological and geophysical exploration, development, or production plans. Repeals the exemption of the Gulf of Mexico from oil and gas development and production requirements...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife.
July 26, 2010

Introduced in the House by Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

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