3.0.0 3035 2023-01-14T22:48:28Z 2023-01-14T22:48:28Z Senate S S 2004-12-08 108 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-12-08T23:45:41Z Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004 108 5431 HR 2004-12-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Related bill CRS 2004-12-08 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12069-12070) IntroReferral 2004-12-08 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12069) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. N C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2004-12-08 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Coast guard Congress Congressional reporting requirements Damages Department of Homeland Security Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Freight Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Harbors Indexing (Economic policy) Law Liability for environmental damages Marine safety Marine terminals Oil pollution Tankers Transportation and Public Works Transportation of hazardous substances Environmental Protection 00 2004-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2005-01-07T20:17:46Z Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits associated with oil spills for double-hull tank vessels, other vessels, offshore facilities (except deepwater ports), and onshore facilities and deepwater ports.

Gradually phases out (over six years) liability limits for single-hull vessels.

Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to establish separate liability limits for the transportation of oil by vessel to deepwater ports.

Amends the Ports and Waterways Safety Act to require the Secretary to promulgate regulations under which port owners or operators may request that the Secretary place restrictions on the entry of tank vessel shipments presenting a risk of severe harm to the environment, economy, or public safety of the port or port region.

Requires single-hull tank vessels that are more than 15 years old to undergo annual inspections.

Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study assessing the total economic cost of oil spills, and the types of costs resulting from such spills, and to report the findings to Congress.

]]> Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004 Display Title Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to prevent oil spills and increase liability limits, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Oil Spill Prevention and Liability Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108s3035is/xml/BILLS-108s3035is.xml 2004-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12069-12070) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.