To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 6, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act - Title I: Amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement any agreement for the management of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs entered into by the President and approved by Congress.
Prescribes procedures for submission of such agreements to Congress.
Authorizes the Secretary to implement the terms of the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, signed at Los Cabos, February 20, 2012 (the Agreement), including: (1) approving unitization agreements and related arrangements for the exploration, development, or production of oil and natural gas from transboundary reservoirs or geological structures; (2) making available, subject to the agreement's confidentiality protections, information pertaining to such activities that may be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary; and (3) ensuring that only the operator, lessee, or inspection staff at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have authority to stop work on such activities on any production site attached to the U.S. seabed.
Exempts from resources extraction reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 any actions taken by a public company in accordance with a transboundary hydrocarbon agreement.
Prohibits this Act from being construed as: (1) authorizing the Secretary to participate in any negotiations, conferences, or consultations with Cuba regarding exploration, development, or production of hydrocarbon resources in the Gulf of Mexico along the U.S. maritime border with Cuba (including the area known as the "Eastern Gap"); or (2) affecting U.S. sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the outer Continental Shelf which appertains to it.
Title II: Approval of Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement - (Sec. 201) Approves the Agreement.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 274 Reported to House. Resolution provides for 3 separate measures and for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2013 through July 5, 2013.
AMENDMENT MODIFICATION AUTHORITY - Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that during the consideration of H.R. 1613 and H.R. 2231 pursuant to H.Res. 274, amendment numbered 1 printed in part A of House Report 113-131 and amendments numbered 5 and 10 printed in part B of that report be modified. Agreed to without objection. ((consideration: CR H4096-4097; text of certain modified House amendments: CR H4097)
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 274. (consideration: CR H4096-4108; text of measure as reported in House: CR H4097-4098)
Resolution provides for 3 separate measures and for proceedings during the period from June 29, 2013 through July 5, 2013.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1613.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 274, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of the Grayson amendment No. 1, as modified.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Grayson amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 1613 had been postponed.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule 19, further consideration of H.R. 1613 resumed.
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Before the House recessed, the Chair had declared that the noes had prevailed by voice vote on the Grayson amendment. Mr. Grayson demanded the yeas and nays.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4105-4108)
Mr. Garcia moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H4106; text CR H4106)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Garcia motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to require that, prior to the commencement of drilling operations authorized under this bill, the Secretary of the Interior ensure that requirements are met for well safety, blowout protection, and risk assessment. The amendment would also require increased fines for every day in which a well is found to be in violation of these requirements and give the Secretary authority to collect these fines and also to increase their maximum amounts.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H4107)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 232 (Roll no. 292).
Roll Call #292 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 171 (Roll no. 293).
Roll Call #293 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 256 - 171 (Roll no. 293).
Roll Call #293 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-104.