3.0.0 1836 2019-02-20T23:20:43Z 2022-05-20T16:27:20Z Senate S S 2011-11-09 112 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-09T20:25:00Z 2011-11-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2011-11-09 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 2011-11-09 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-11-10 False Environmental Protection Government trust funds Jurisdiction and venue Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Environmental Protection 00 2011-11-09 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-19T12:44:34Z Foreign Oil Pollution Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make each responsible party for a foreign offshore unit from which oil is discharged outside the navigable waters or the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) before entering or posing a substantial threat to enter the navigable waters or EEZ liable for specified removal costs and damages that result from such incident.

Redefines "foreign offshore unit" to include a facility which is located within the EEZ.

Prohibits a limit on liability under such Act for any incident involving a foreign offshore unit in which oil is discharged and enters or poses a substantial threat to enter such waters or EEZ.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for incidents involving a foreign offshore unit in which oil is discharged and enters or poses a substantial threat to enter such waters or the EEZ.

]]> Foreign Oil Pollution Act Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Oil Pollution Act Display Title Foreign Oil Pollution Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify that the Act applies to certain incidents that occur in water beyond the exclusive economic zone of the United States. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1836is/xml/BILLS-112s1836is.xml 2011-11-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. 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.