Sens. Murray, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Protect American Coasts From Catastrophic Oil Spills
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The Clean Coast Act codifies the Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule and the Arctic Drilling Rule:
* Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule: This rule includes safeguards like minimum requirements for the design, manufacture, repair, and maintenance of blowout preventers; dual shear rams for deepwater blowout preventers; real-time monitoring capability for high-risk drilling activities; and criteria for safe drilling margins consistent with recommendations arising out of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. The Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule was finalized in
* Arctic Drilling Rule: This rule includes safeguards for drilling activities in the
The legislation is also co-sponsored by
The full text of the bill can be found HERE (https://www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Clean%20Coast%20Act.pdf).
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