3.0.0 204 2023-01-11T13:20:46Z 2023-01-11T13:20:46Z Senate S S 2011-01-26 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-01-26T21:06:50Z 2011-01-26 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Environmental Protection Accidents Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government trust funds Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Sales and excise taxes Environmental Protection 00 2011-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-09T22:26:33Z Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate by 3 cents a barrel for domestic crude oil and by 7 cents a barrel for any other crude oil; and (2) repeal the termination date of such financing rate.

Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to expand the allowable uses of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund amounts to include: (1) payment of costs incurred by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Coast Guard, and other federal agencies to maintain research, prevention, and response capabilities with respect to discharges of oil; (2) payment of costs to carry out environmental assessment studies; and (3) grants to affected states, institutions of higher education, and other entities for research relating to discharges of oil on the Outer Continental Shelf.

]]> Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act Display Title Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to permit funds in the Oil Spill Liability Trust to be used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and other Federal agencies for certain research, prevention, and response capabilities with respect to discharges of oil, for environmental studies, and for grant programs to communities affected by oil spills on the Outer Continental Shelf, and to provide funding for such uses and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act Introduced in Senate 2011-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s204is/xml/BILLS-112s204is.xml 2011-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.