US HB5355 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
May 21 2010 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation on the liability (currently, the total of all removal costs plus $75 million) of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged (or which poses a substantial threat of discharge) into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines or the exclusive economic zone.
Title
To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | |
| 2010-05-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | |
| 2010-05-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
Same As/Similar To
SB3305 (Related) 2010-08-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518.
SB3472 (Related) 2010-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB3472 (Related) 2010-06-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Subjects
Accidents
Environmental protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality
Environmental protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN05355:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr5355ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr5355ih.pdf |
