S. 2643: Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act of 1988. Introduced in the Senate of the United States, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, July 14, 1988
S. 2643 would consolidate and improve Federal laws providing compensation and establishing liability for oil spills. The bill establishes that the owner or operator of a vessel or an onshore or offshore facility from which oil is discharged, or which poses the threat of a discharge which causes the incurrence of removal costs, shall be liable for all removal costs incurred by the US government or a State under provisions of the Clean Water Act, Intervention on the High Seas, or Deepwater Port Act of 1974. The owner/operator is also liable for economic loss or loss of natural resources resulting from such a discharge. However, there is no liability for the owner/operator who can establish that the discharge or threat of discharge was caused by an act of God, and act of war, and act of omission of a third party other than an employee or agent, or any combination the these three.
- OSTI ID:
- 5585865
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALASKA OIL PIPELINE
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