113 HR 1743 IH: Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-04-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1743 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Polis, and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require responsible parties to pay the full cost of offshore oil spills, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2013.

2.

Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities

(a)

In general

Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2), by inserting and after the semicolon; (2)by striking paragraph (3); and (3)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (b)

Conforming amendments

Section 1004(b)(2) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(b)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.