3.0.0 1620 2023-01-12T17:52:48Z 2023-01-12T17:52:48Z Senate S S 2007-06-14 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-06-14T19:13:07Z 2007-06-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7736-7742) IntroReferral 2007-06-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7735-7736) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-06-14 True Environmental Protection Administrative procedure Animals Coast guard Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Cooperative societies Data banks Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Endangered species Energy Energy transportation Environmental research Environmental technology Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to education Federal aid to research Federal-Indian relations Federal-state relations Fishery management Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Higher education Indian lands International Affairs International environmental cooperation Law Liability for environmental damages Maps Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine parks and reserves Marine pollution Marine safety Massachusetts Minorities Navigational aids Oil pollution Oil spills and wildlife Public Lands and Natural Resources Research and development Research grants Revolving funds Science, Technology, Communications Shipbuilding Standards Surveys Tankers Transportation and Public Works Tugboats Washington State Water Resources Development Water pollution control Wetlands Environmental Protection 00 2007-06-14 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-08T18:53:36Z Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2007 - Establishes requirements for the promulgation of safety standards for towing vessels.

Requires a variety of measures to reduce the risk of oil spills, including Coast Guard inspections, regulations regarding the transfer of oil to or from a tank vessel, identification of the types of human errors that cause oil spills and near-miss oil spill incidents and actions designed to reduce human error risks, routing or other navigational measures, and an oil spill prevention and education program for small vessels.

Amends the the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to codify the establishment of the Oil Spill Advisory Council.

Authorizes state enforcement of any marine resource law enforced by the Secretary and allows state inspection of vessels.

Allows owners and operators of tank and non-tank vessels to form nonprofit cooperatives to comply with National Response System provisions.

Requires completion of the electronic navigation chart suite for all U.S. coastal waters.

Requires a rapid response system to collect and predict in situ information about oil spill behavior.

Allows Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund amounts to be used for response and damage assessment capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Prohibits using Fund amounts for claims under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Requires owners of certain tank vessels to maintain evidence of financial responsibility.

Makes owners of oil (in addition to vessel owners) transported in single hull tank vessels with a poor safety or operational record liable for removal costs and damages.

Establishes the Federal Oil Spill Research Committee. Establishes grant programs: (1) for new technologies to prevent, detect, or mitigate oil discharges and to protect the environment; and (2) to develop cost-effective technologies for detecting discharges of oil from vessels and to improve detection and recovery of submerged and sinking oils.

]]> Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2007 Display Title Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the Coast Guard and NOAA with additional authorities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, to strengthen the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-14T04:00:00Z 2007-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7736-7742) 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.