3.0.0 3165 2023-01-11T13:33:15Z 2023-01-11T13:33:15Z Senate S 2016-07-12 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-07-12T19:41:29Z Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016 114 6412 HR 2016-11-30 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Identical bill CRS 2016-07-12 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2016-07-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2016-07-12 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2016-07-12 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2016-07-12 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2016-07-12 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2016-07-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-07-12 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2016-07-12 True N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2016-07-12 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2016-07-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2016-07-12 True Environmental Protection Accidents Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2016-07-12 Introduced in Senate 2016-12-09T18:50:27Z Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016

This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise requirements governing the liability of parties that are responsible for oil discharges from offshore facilities into navigable waters or adjoining shorelines. Currently, responsible parties are liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million. The bill: (1) removes the cap of $75 million on liability, and (2) makes the responsible parties liable for all covered damages. Covered damages includes damages for: (1) loss of natural resources, property, revenue, or profits; or (2) costs of providing increased public services during or after removal activities, such as fire protection.

]]> Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016 Display Title Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016 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 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3165is/xml/BILLS-114s3165is.xml 2016-07-12 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.