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Search Results: keywords:"decommissioning"

S. 5508 — To require the Secretary of the Interior to annually submit to Congress, and make publicly available on a website, a report on decommissioning offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines.
December 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:612
The bill S. 5508, called the “Plug Offshore Wells Act,” requires the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to submit an annual report to Congress and the public about the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas wells, platforms, and pipelines. Starting two years after the bill's...
Simple Explanation
The Plug Offshore Wells Act is like a rulebook that makes sure the people in charge of taking care of the ocean's oil and gas things tell everyone exactly what they are doing each year. This means they have to share details on how they are cleaning up the ocean and fixing any problems with old oil and gas pipes and platforms.
H. R. 6814 — To require the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to assess certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines for potential use as artificial reefs, and for other purposes.
December 14, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:3,935
The bill, H.R. 6814, also known as the “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act,” aims to evaluate offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines to potentially repurpose them as artificial reefs. It proposes amendments to the National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984 to include definitions and...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to see if old oil and gas platforms in the ocean can be turned into homes for fish and other sea animals, kind of like big underwater playgrounds. Before doing this, it asks experts to check how it might affect the sea and where to put these special playgrounds.

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