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HR 3124 101th Congress House

Clean Ocean Act of 1989

Official title: To require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to assess the status and effectiveness oil and hazardous materials discharge r… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to assess the status and effectiveness oil and hazardous materials discharge response planning and equipment, to revise the National Contigency Plan to establish more effective requirements for response teams and equipment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Data banksEmergency ManagementMarine transportationOil pollution control
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Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.Oil pollution of the sea
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 1990
See H.R.1465.
Sep 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation.
Sep 20, 1989
Executive Comment Requested from DOT and EPA.
Aug 17, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Aug 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Aug 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Aug 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 18, 1990

See H.R.1465.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Ocean Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to conduct a study to assess the effectiveness of planning and equipment of State and local governments and private organizations to respond to discharges of oil or hazardous substances into navigable waters. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report containing recommendations based on such study and recommendations for establishing a nationwide computerized inventory of oil spill and hazardous substance removal equipment and experts.

Requires the Secretary to issue regulations which revise the National Contingency Plan.

Requires owners and operators of oil vessels or facilities to establish response teams and supply such teams with equipment to minimize damages from the discharge of oil or a hazardous substance into navigable waters. Authorizes the appropriate head of an agency to charge a fee for: (1) conducting any review or periodic drill of a response team; or (2) performing certification inspections of such teams equipment.

Sets forth civil penalties for violations of regulations issued under this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1465 Procedurally related Oil Pollution Act of 1990
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 3, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 3, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3124: Clean Ocean Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3124/
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"H.R. 3124: Clean Ocean Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-3124/.
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