S 2951
114th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Marine pollution
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Water quality
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 18, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016
This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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