Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE OIL SPILL LIABILITY FUND
Date filed
September 13, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02521 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE OIL SPILL LIABILITY FUND |
| SHORT TITLE : "Oil Spill Liability Fund Act of 2007" |
| ABSTRACT : The bill establishes an Oil Spill Liability Fund that shall be tapped to pay for the clean-up or removal and natural resources damage assessment and claim caused by any ship, tanker, vessel, tanker barge or any othr watercraft which accidentally or otherwise discharge oil or oily mixture on waters. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-09-13 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2008-04-29 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO NATURAL RESOURCES on 2007-09-19; |
Abstract
The bill establishes an Oil Spill Liability Fund that shall be tapped to pay for the clean-up or removal and natural resources damage assessment and claim caused by any ship, tanker, vessel, tanker barge or any othr watercraft which accidentally or otherwise discharge oil or oily mixture on waters.
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