1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act” or the “Safe COAST Act”.
Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act
A BILL
To provide that the production safety systems rule and the well control rule in section 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes.
2. Force and effect of production safety systems rule and the well control rule
Subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q of section 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2018), shall have the same force and effect of law as if such subparts had been enacted by an Act of Congress.
3. Study on BSEE offshore oil and gas operations inspection program
The Secretary of the Interior shall contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete, not later than 21 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the study entitled “Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program” that the Secretary of the Interior had previously contracted with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete.