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HR 3393 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Foreign and international corporations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Terrorism Water quality

Foreign Oil Spill Liability Act of 2011

Introduced: November 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 7, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Nov 4, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 4, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreign Oil Spill Liability Act of 2011 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the owner or operator of a facility liable for removal costs and specified damages that result from a discharge, or substantial threat of discharge, of oil from a foreign offshore unit that reaches or threatens to reach the navigable waters or adjoining shorelines of the exclusive economic zone. Treats such owners or operators as a responsible party with respect to the incident for the purposes of such Act in the same manner as a responsible party for an offshore facility. Requires the current liability limit to be multiplied by three when applied to a foreign offshore unit that is involved in such incident and is located in the territorial sea or on the continental shelf of a foreign country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to: (1) prohibit the discharge of oil from a foreign offshore unit that reaches the navigable waters of the United States, adjoining shorelines, or waters of the contiguous zone; and (2) subject the owner or operator of the unit to penalties under such Act; and (3) require maximum penalties under such Act to be multiplied by three when applied with respect to such unit located in the territorial sea or on the continental shelf of a foreign country that is a state sponsor of terrorism.

What's happening now November 7, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

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