,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,"y ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,out] ,cont95tal    
,%elf ,l&s ,act & ! ,f$]al ,wat]        
,pollution ,control ,act to mod]nize &  
enhance ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t's response to
 oil spills1 to improve ov]sight &      
regulation ( (f%ore drill+1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secure ,all ,facilities to
 ,effectively ,gu>d ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,aga9/ & ,respond to ,dang]\s ,spills   
,act ( #bjac or ! ,,safegu>ds ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,oil spill response plans = 
drill+ on ! out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,!    
,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc   

,u4,s4,c4 #acca et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #cb4 ,oil spill
 response plan requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y 
may n issue any p]mit or o!r            
au?orization = exploration = or         
production ( oil or gas "u a lease "u   
?is ,act unless an oil spill response   
plan = ! op]ations ( ! facility on :i* !
 activity is conduct$ has be5 approv$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/
 ,gu>d is op]at+ z meet+ ! requirem5ts =
 su* a plan "u section #caa7;j7 ( !     
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;j774  4  #c4      
,approval ( oil spill response plans    
,section #caa7;j77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al   
,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;j77#e77;,a77 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 ,n    
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,,safegu>ds ,act ( #bjac1 !
 ,presid5t %all issue regulations to    
ensure t an own] or op]ator ( an (f%ore 
facility is n 9 compliance ) requirem5ts
 "u ?is p>agraph unless ! own] or       

op]ator submits ! plan requir$ "u clause
 7i7 to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 :i* 
! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+ & ! ,secret>y   
approves ! plan4  4  #d4 ,conta9m5t     
device or bl[\t prev5t] failure ,section
 #caa7;j77#e77;,a77i7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;j77#e77;,a77i77 is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1
 includ+ z ! result ( an uncontroll$ or 
unconta9$ dis*>ge f a well4  #e4 ,wat]  
quality monitor+ ,section #caa7;d77#b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acba7;d77#b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,n7 ,wat]  
quality monitor+ by ! ,adm9i/rator (    
wat]s affect$ by dis*>ges ( oil or o!r  
haz>d\s sub/ances t beg9s n lat] ?an #dh
 h\rs aft] su* a dis*>ge is report$4  4 
#f4 ,ext5sion ( deadl9e = review (      
exploration plan ,section #aa7;c77#a7 ( 
! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #acdj7;c77#a77 is am5d$--     
7#a7 by /rik+ ?irty days & ins]t+ #ij   
days2  7#b7 by ins]t+ be=e ! la/ s5t5ce 

! foll[+3 ,! ,secret>y may ext5d su*    
#ij-;day p]iod by #fj days if !         
,secret>y c]tifies t su* ext5sion is    
necess>y to all[ adequate consid]ation (
 ! plan42 &  7#c7 by /rik+ "u ! prec$+  
s5t5ce & ins]t+ "u ?is p>agraph4  #g4   
,national ,incid5t ,comm&] ,section     
#caa7;d77#b77;,i7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]      
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;d77#b77;,i77 is am5d$ by ins]t+  
be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 :i*   
%all include ! designation ( ! ,comm&ant
 ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d z ! ,national ,incid5t 
,comm&] = all activities 9 response to  
su* a dis*>ge or ?reat if su* a dis*>ge 
or ?reat affects wat]s ) respect to :i* 
! ,coa/ ,gu>d is responsible = response 
ef=ts "u ! ,plan4  #h4 ,categorical     
exclusions prohibit$ ,section #aa7;c7 ( 
! ,out] ,cont95tal ,%elf ,l&s ,act 7#dc 
,u4,s4,c4 #acdj7;c77 is am5d$ by        
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph     
7#e71 & by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#c7 !  
foll[+3  7#d7 ,an exploration plan      
submitt$ "u ?is subsection %all n be    

eligible = a categorical exclusion "u ! 
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  4 
#i4 ,update ( ,national ,cont+5cy ,plan 
,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & at lea/ e #e ye>s
 !reaft]1 ! ,presid5t %all update !     
,national ,cont+5cy ,plan requir$ "u    
section #caa7;d7 ( ! ,f$]al ,wat]       
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#acba7;d77 & %all ensure t ea* update   
includes sep>ate response plans =--     
7#a7 dis*>ges ( oil or o!r haz>d\s      
mat]ials into or ^u l&2 &  7#b7 dis*>ges
 ( oil or o!r haz>d\s mat]ials into or  
^u wat]4