Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00001 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Oil Pollution Compensation Act | |
| ABSTRACT : "Oil Pollution Compensation Act". To protect the country's marine wealth, this bill proposes to adopt and implement the provisions of the 1992 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the 1992 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage. The two (2) conventions provide a system of compensation for pollution damage caused by a ship as a result of an incident, and for the cost of recovery measures to prevent or minimize such damage. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMAN, ANTONINO P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Golez (003 ) | 2. Chatto (005 ) |
| 3. Roquero (006 ) | 4. Zubiri (020 ) |
| 5. Zialcita (020 ) | 6. Abad (020 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2004-09-15 | |
| 2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2004-09-27 | |
| 3. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2005-02-23 | |
| 4. Committee Report filed on 2005-07-26 | |
| 5. Committee Report filed on 2005-11-14 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04363 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
"Oil Pollution Compensation Act". To protect the country's marine wealth, this bill proposes to adopt and implement the provisions of the 1992 International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and the 1992 International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage. The two (2) conventions provide a system of compensation for pollution damage caused by a ship as a result of an incident, and for the cost of recovery measures to prevent or minimize such damage.'
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