Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

United States116th CongressHR-1146House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 12, 2019

Summary

Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing, development, production, and transportation program in and from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Sec. 3) The bill establishes permanent fees that the Department of the Interior must collect from the operators of offshore oil and gas facilities subject to inspection under current law, including inspection fees for offshore platform facilities and drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund established by this bill. Interior may use the funds to administer the inspection program, to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in an appropriations bill.

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  1. The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

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  2. On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 229 (Roll no. 529).

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  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  4. On passage Passed by recorded vote: 225 - 193 (Roll No. 530).

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