House Natural Resources Committee
Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
1324 Longworth
01/13/2026 at 10:15AM
On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, will hold a legislative hearing on the following bill:
- H.R. 5745 (Rep. Ezell), “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act”, to promote fish habitat through the enhancement of certain offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines as artificial reefs, and for other purposes. The legislation would transfer all responsibilities and liabilities to the state if a decommissioned oil and gas platform or pipeline is acquired as an artificial reef.