S. 3588 · 111th Congress

A bill to limit the moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities issued by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
2010-07-14
Latest action
2010-07-15 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.

Summary

Declares that a specified suspension of (moratorium on) certain offshore permitting and drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf shall not apply to a drill permit applicant that has complied with specified National Notices and has completed all required safety inspections.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to make a determination on whether to issue a permit within 30 days after determining that the applicant is in compliance with such Notices and has completed such inspections.