3.0.0 468 2023-01-11T13:34:25Z 2023-01-11T13:34:25Z House HR 2017-01-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CURBELO of Florida:H.R. 468.Congresshas the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: CommercialActivityRegulation[Page H472]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-13T15:01:05Z hspw02 Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-13T14:11:25Z Referred to 2017-01-12T15:02:00Z Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 115 125 S 2017-01-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. 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[R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-06-21 False M001193 Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] Thomas MacArthur R NJ 3 2017-06-23 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-06-26 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2017-06-26 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-06-27 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-07-11 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-07-11 False Environmental Protection Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2017-01-12 Introduced in House 2017-02-01T17:15:36Z Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017

This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make foreign facilities that are located offshore and outside the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) liable for removal costs and damages that result from oil spills that reach (or threaten to reach) U.S. navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the EEZ. Specifically, the following parties may be held liable: (1) the owners or operators of the foreign facilities, including facilities located in, on, or under any land within foreign countries; and (2) the holders of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.


]]> Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr468ih/xml/BILLS-115hr468ih.xml 2017-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. 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.