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Introduced
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Passed
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Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Offshore Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require any air quality impact of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources to be measured or modeled and determined solely with respect to the impacts in the corresponding onshore area. Provides that: (1) emissions from any vessel servicing or associated with an OCS source, including emissions while at the OCS source or in route to or from the OCS source within 25 miles of the OCS source, shall be considered direct emissions from the OCS source (current law) but shall not be subject to any emission control requirement applicable to such source; (2) an OCS source, for platform or drill ship exploration, is established when drilling commences at a location and ceases to exist when drilling activity ends at such location or is temporarily interrupted because the platform or drill ship relocates; and (3) an OCS source activity includes platform and drill ship exploration, construction, development, production, processing, and transportation. Requires: (1) final agency action on a permit application for platform or drill ship exploration for an OCS source under such Act to be taken no later than 180 days after the filing of such application; (2) such final agency action to be considered to be nationally applicable under judicial review; and (3) judicial review of such action to be without additional administrative review or adjudication. Prohibits: (1) the Environmental Appeals Board of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from having any authority to consider any matter relating to the consideration, issuance, or denial of such permit; and (2) extending any administrative stay of the effectiveness of such permit beyond 180 days after the date of filing of such application.
AI Summary
This bill, the Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act of 2011, amends the Clean Air Act to change how air quality impacts from Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sources, which are activities like oil and gas drilling and production on the ocean floor, are assessed and permitted. Specifically, it mandates that any air quality impact from an OCS source must be measured or modeled and determined solely based on its effects on the corresponding onshore area, meaning the land closest to the offshore activity. The bill also clarifies that emissions from vessels servicing these OCS sources, even within 25 miles, are considered direct emissions from the OCS source but will not be subject to the same emission control requirements as the source itself. It defines when an OCS source for platform or drill ship exploration is considered established and when it ceases to exist, and outlines various OCS source activities. Crucially, the bill sets a strict 180-day deadline for agencies to make a final decision on permit applications for platform or drill ship exploration, prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board from reviewing these permits, and limits administrative stays on permit effectiveness to 180 days. Furthermore, it states that final agency actions on these permits will be considered nationally applicable for judicial review, and any legal challenges must occur without further administrative review or adjudication.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (13)
John Barrasso (R),
Mark Begich (D),
Roy Blunt (R),
Daniel Coats (R),
Bob Corker (R),
John Cornyn (R),
John Hoeven (R),
Kay Hutchison (R),
James Inhofe (R),
Mary Landrieu (D),
Richard Lugar (R),
Lisa Murkowski (R),
John Thune (R),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (on 06/16/2011)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1226/all-info |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1226is/pdf/BILLS-112s1226is.pdf |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s1226is/pdf/BILLS-112s1226is.pdf.pdf |
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