US SB214 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 27 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million). Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.
Title
Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2011
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
| Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-27 | Senate | 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 | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/214/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s214/BILLS-112s214is.pdf |
