3.0.0 3305 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z Senate S S 2010-05-04 111 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2010-08-05T18:00:48Z Markup by 2010-06-30T20:14:57Z Hearings by 2010-06-09T19:11:02Z Referred to 2010-05-04T23:15:16Z S. Rept. 111-249 Big Oil Bailout Prevention Act of 2010 111 5214 HR 2010-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Related bill CRS To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to repeal the limitation of liability of a responsible party for a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from an offshore oil facility. 111 5355 HR 2010-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Related bill CRS Text similarities House Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 111 3472 S 2010-06-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Related bill CRS 2010-08-05 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518. Calendars 2010-08-05 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-249. Minority views filed. Committee 2010-08-05 Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-249. Minority views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee 2010-06-30 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2010-06-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-1241. Committee 2010-05-04 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2010-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2010-05-04 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2010-05-04 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2010-05-04 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2010-05-04 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2010-05-04 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2010-05-04 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2010-05-05 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2010-05-05 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2010-05-06 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2010-05-06 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2010-05-07 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2010-05-10 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2010-05-12 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2010-05-13 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2010-05-19 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2010-05-19 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2010-05-20 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2010-05-25 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-05-25 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2010-05-25 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2010-05-25 False F000457 Sen. 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[D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2010-06-07 False 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21679 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30, 2010</p> 2010-07-27T04:00:00Z S. 3305, Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21679 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 30,&nbsp;2010 Environmental Protection Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government trust funds Gulf of Mexico Intergovernmental relations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Technology assessment Water quality Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Environmental Protection 00 2010-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-18T17:43:18Z Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines to the total of all discharge removal costs plus $10 billion (currently, $75 million) for each incident.

Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.

]]> 01 2010-08-05 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2010-11-24T16:21:40Z Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to remove the $75 million limit on the liability of the party responsible for an offshore facility from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines.

Makes this Act effective on April 15, 2010.

Authorizes a claimant to commence an action in court against the responsible party or guarantor or to present the claim to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund if the claim is not settled in whole by payment within 30 (currently 90) days of the claim being presented.

Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the President to ensure that tank vessel, nontank vessel, and facility response plans under the National Response System are designed to prevent injury to the economy, jobs, and the environment.

Requires the President to promulgate regulations that revise the requirements that govern oil spill response plans, including requiring such plans to: (1) ensure the availability of private personnel and equipment in the quantities necessary and in the appropriate region to respond immediately to and sustain the response effort for as long as necessary to remove a worst-case discharge and to mitigate damage from a discharge; (2) demonstrate the financial capability to pay for removal costs and damages; (3) describe the environmental effects of the plan methodologies and equipment; (4) describe the process for communication and coordination with federal, state, and local agencies before, during, and after a response to a discharge; (5) identify performance standards for the quantity of oil or hazardous substance that will be removed under the response plan; (6) in the case of oil production, drilling, and workover facilities, describe the specific measures to be used in response to a blowout or other event involving loss of well control; and (7) identify potential economic and ecological impacts of a worst-case discharge and response activities to prevent or mitigate those impacts in the event of a discharge.

Allows the President to approve a plan only if: (1) it meets the plan response requirements; (2) field tests of the plan have been conducted in the area in which the tank vessel, nontank vessel, or facility is proposed to operate; (3) the methods and equipment proposed to be used under the response plan are demonstrated to be technologically feasible in the area and under the conditions (including the depth of a well, in the case of an offshore facility) in which the vessel or facility is proposed to operate; (4) the available scientific information about the area allows for identification of potential impacts to ecological areas and protection of those areas in the event of a discharge, including adequate surveys of wildlife; and (5) it describes the quantity of oil likely to be removed in the event of a worst-case discharge.

Requires the President to require notice of the proposed response plan to be published in the Federal Register and provide for a public comment period for the plan of at least 30 days.

Includes within the definition of "worst case discharge" the largest foreseeable discharge from an unanticipated and uncontrolled blowout or other loss of well control.

Requires the Administrator of the fund established by British Petroleum Company to pay claims resulting from the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred April 20, 2010, to report to Congress on the status of such fund and claims that have been paid from the fund.

]]> Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 Display Title Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Big Oil Bailout Prevention Liability Act of 2010 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010 S Senate Reported to Senate 2010-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3305rs/xml/BILLS-111s3305rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2010-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3305is/xml/BILLS-111s3305is.xml 2010-08-05 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 518. 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.