HR 880
108th Congress
House
Environmental Protection
Economics and Public Finance
Energy
Excise tax
Exports
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Government trust funds
Imports
Law
Liability for environmental damages
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Marine transportation
Oil pollution
Petroleum
Shipbuilding
Tankers
Tax rates
Taxation
Water pollution control
SOS Act of 2003
Introduced: February 25, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Feb 25, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 25, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Oil Spills Act of 2003 - SOS Act of 2003 - Amends existing law to accelerate from the year 2015 to the year 2007 the deadline for compliance with the double hull requirement for construction of tank carriage vessels that carry oil in bulk as cargo. Prohibits operation of any oil tank carriage vessel with a single hull, double bottom, or double sides after January 1, 2007.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate (tax) on single hull oil tankers.
Prohibits single hull tankers from transporting oil on navigable waters within 100 miles of a U.S. coastline, unless they: (1) are traveling in the first or last 100 miles of a voyage from or to a port; and (2) while departing from or arriving at such port, respectively, are accompanied by oil response vessels.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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