HR 1748 · 99th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Offshore Installation Emergency Evacuation Act

Introduced 1985-03-26· Sponsored by Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.(1986-07-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Offshore Installation Emergency Evacuation Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to promulgate regulations: (1) within 90 days of enactment, requiring a manned standby vessel equipped with a radio to be in the immediate vicinity of all manned installations on the Outer Continental Shelf; and (2) within 180 days of enactment, identifying and requiring appropriate facilities, to supplement such manned standby vessel, in order to provide for the safest possible evacuation of such manned installations. Defines "manned installation" as any of various types of structures used in the drilling, exploration, or production of hydrocarbons.…

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Cosponsors (8)

6 Democrats2 Republicans