Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00099 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PREVENT AND CONTROL POLLUTION FROM SHIPS, PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prevention Of Pollution From Ships Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Addresses the immediate and comprehensive rehabilitation of marine environment damage as brought about by ships by providing for an institutionalized mechanism for environmental guarantee to finance the needs for emergency response, clean-up or rehabilitation of areas that may be damaged. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : HAGEDORN, DOUGLAS S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Economic | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Sarmiento (C.) (021 2013-09-17) | 2. Romualdo (021 2013-09-17) |
| 3. Co (022 2013-10-14) | 4. Batocabe (022 2013-10-14) |
| 5. Noel (046 2014-02-10) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2014-08-05 | |
| 2. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2014-08-05 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05377 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Addresses the immediate and comprehensive rehabilitation of marine environment damage as brought about by ships by providing for an institutionalized mechanism for environmental guarantee to finance the needs for emergency response, clean-up or rehabilitation of areas that may be damaged.
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