3.0.0 125 2023-01-11T13:34:08Z 2023-01-11T13:34:08Z Senate S 2017-01-12 115 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-01-12T20:01:44Z Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 115 468 HR 2017-01-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Identical bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-01-12 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2017-01-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2017-01-12 True S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2017-01-12 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2017-01-12 True Environmental Protection Marine pollution Oil and gas Pollution liability Water quality Environmental Protection 00 2017-01-12 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-01T20:54:29Z 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 A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s125is/xml/BILLS-115s125is.xml 2017-01-12 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.