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 THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
September 8, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02840 |
| 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 THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : Oil Pollution Compensation Act |
| ABSTRACT : "Oil Pollution Compensation Act." The bill holds the owner of a ship liable for any pollution damage caused by his ship as a result of an incident. When an incident involves two or more ships, the owners of all the ships concerned shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROBERT "DODOT" JAWORSKI, JR. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-09-08 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| 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 |
| 6. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2006-09-28 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04363 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2004-09-14 |
Abstract
"Oil Pollution Compensation Act." The bill holds the owner of a ship liable for any pollution damage caused by his ship as a result of an incident. When an incident involves two or more ships, the owners of all the ships concerned shall be jointly and severally liable for all damages.'
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