Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL COMPENSATION FUND FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00133 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL COMPENSATION FUND FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (OPA) of 2007" | |
| ABSTRACT : "Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (OPA) of 2007". 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 : ANGARA, JUAN EDGARDO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (018 ) | 2. Chatto (054 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2007-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act (OPA) of 2007". 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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