H.R. 6208 · 112th Congress
REEFS Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Blake Farenthold
- Introduced
- 2012-07-26
- Latest action
- 2012-07-31 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Summary
Retaining Essential Environmental Fishing Structures Act or REEFS Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, during a two-year period, from requiring or authorizing either the removal or movement of any facility used for oil or gas activities under a lease under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Exempts from this prohibition any removal or movement of a facility for purposes of temporary abandonment of a well, in accordance with specified federal regulations, because of an emergency identified by the Secretary.