To require operators of offshore oil and gas facilities to report failures of critical systems to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.
Offshore Accountability Act of 2021
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 changes made by such manufacturers to the design of critical systems as the result of reported failures and changes in the operators' procedures as a result of reported failures.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-562.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 403.
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