[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2700 Reported in Senate (RS)]






                                                       Calendar No. 940
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2700

                          [Report No. 110-445]

 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double the liability limits 
   for single-hull tankers and tank bargers for 2009, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 4, 2008

Mr. Lautenberg introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

              August 22 (legislative day, August 1), 2008

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of August 1, 2008, 
                    by Mrs. Boxer, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double the liability limits 
   for single-hull tankers and tank bargers for 2009, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. INCREASED SINGLE-HULL LIABILITY LIMITS FOR 
              2009.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 1004(a)(1)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
U.S.C. 2704) is amended to read as follows:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) with respect to a single-hull 
                vessel, including a single-hull vessel fitted with 
                double sides only or a double bottom--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) only $3,000 per gross ton, 
                        if the incident for which liability is imposed 
                        under section 1002 occurs before January 1, 
                        2009; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) only $6,000 per gross ton, 
                        if the incident for which liability is imposed 
                        under section 1002 occurs after December 31, 
                        2009, and before January 1, 2010;''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. INCREASED SINGLE-HULL LIABILITY LIMITS.

    Section 1004(a)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2704(a)(1)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
following:
                    ``(A) with respect to a single-hull vessel, 
                including a single-hull vessel fitted with double sides 
                only or a double bottom--
                            ``(i) $3,000 per gross ton, if the incident 
                        for which liability is imposed under section 
                        1002 occurs after the date of enactment of this 
                        clause and before January 1, 2009;
                            ``(ii) $6,000 per gross ton, if the 
                        incident for which liability is imposed under 
                        section 1002 occurs after December 31, 2008, 
                        and before January 1, 2010; and
                            ``(iii) the maximum amount allowable, 
                        consistent with the substantive due process 
                        requirements of the Fifth Amendment to the 
                        United States Constitution, if the incident for 
                        which liability is imposed under section 1002 
                        occurs after December 31, 2009;''.
                                                       Calendar No. 940

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2700

                          [Report No. 110-445]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double the liability limits 
   for single-hull tankers and tank bargers for 2009, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

              August 22 (legislative day, August 1), 2008

                       Reported with an amendment