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S 3309 111th Congress Senate

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rate of tax for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Introduced: May 5, 2010 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection AccidentsAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBudget processGovernment trust funds
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 Latest action May 5, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate to 9 cents a barrel. Suspends such financing rate in any calendar quarter in which the unobligated balance in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is greater than $10 billion.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3309: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3309/
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"S. 3309: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3309/.
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S. 3309, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3309/.
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