Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
(Sec. 2) This bill permanently extends the moratorium on oil and gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida.
(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior must collect non-refundable fees from the operators of facilities subject to inspection under this bill, including inspection fees for offshore energy facilities and oil drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund.
(Sec. 6) Interior must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete the study on the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 12.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-156.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-156.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 548 Reported to House. Providing for consideration of H.R. 205, H.R. 1146, and H.R. 1941.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 548. (consideration: CR H7622-7634; text: CR H7630)
Providing for consideration of H.R. 205, H.R. 1146, and H.R. 1941.
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 548 and Rule XVIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable Al Lawson, Jr. to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 205.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Crist amendment No. 1.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Barragan amendment No. 2.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 548, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 3, as modified.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 205.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 248 - 180 (Roll no. 521).
Roll Call #521 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 248 - 180 (Roll no. 521).
Roll Call #521 (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.
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