S. 2700 · 110th Congress
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank…
Full title
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.
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Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability limits for damages resulting from the discharge of oil into U.S.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Aug 22, 2008
Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability limits for damages resulting from the discharge of oil into U.S. navigable waters or the exclusive economic zone by a single-hull vessel (including a single-hull vessel fitted with double sides only or a double bottom): (1) from $3,000 per ton to $6,000 per ton for 2009; and (2) to the maximum amount allowable, consistent with the substantive due process requirements of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, for 2010, and beyond.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes.
Latest action (Aug 22, 2008): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 940.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 4, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.