To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish fitness to operate standards and decommissioning escrow accounts for offshore oil and gas operators, and for other purposes.

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This bill would modify federal law governing offshore oil and gas operations by requiring companies to meet new standards to prove they are fit to operate and by mandating they set aside money in escrow accounts to cover future decommissioning costs (removal of platforms and equipment). The changes aim to ensure companies have financial capacity to properly clean up operations when they end.

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