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H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

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H.R. 1613: Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-18 · Energy · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-104.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 291 (2013): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1613 (2013-06-27), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-104. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 6, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act - Title I: Amendment to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - (Sec. 101) Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement any agreement for the management of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs entered into by the President and approved by Congress. Prescribes procedures for submission of such agreements to Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to implement the terms of the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico, signed at Los Cabos, February 20, 2012 (the Agreement), including: (1) approving unitization agreements and related arrangements for the exploration, development, or production of oil and natural gas from transboundary reservoirs or geological structures; (2) making available, subject to the agreement's confidentiality protections, information pertaining to such activities that may be considered confidential, privileged, or proprietary; and (3) ensuring that only the operator, lessee, or inspection staff at the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement have authority to stop work on such activities on any production site attached to the U.S. seabed. Exempts from resources extraction reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 any actions taken by a public company in accordance with a transboundary hydrocarbon agreement. Prohibits this Act from being construed as: (1) authorizing the Secretary to participate in any negotiations, conferences, or consultations with Cuba regarding exploration, development, or production of hydrocarbon resources in the Gulf of Mexico along the U.S. maritime border with Cuba (including the area known as the "Eastern Gap"); or (2) affecting U.S. sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the outer Continental Shelf which appertains to it. Title II: Approval of Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement - (Sec. 201) Approves the Agreement.

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Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · 17 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1613 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113