[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 204 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 204

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 26, 2011

  Mr. Begich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Resources for Oil Spill Research and 
Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.

    (a) Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Financing Rate.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4611(c)(2) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
        ``except as provided in paragraph (3)'' before ``the Oil Spill 
        Liability Trust Fund financing rate''.
            (2) Additional rate on crude oil.--Paragraph (2) of section 
        4611(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Additional rate on crude oil.--In the case of crude 
        oil on which a tax is imposed under subsection (a)(1) or (b), 
        the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate under 
        paragraph (2)(B) shall be increased by--
                    ``(A) in the case of domestic crude oil, 3 cents a 
                barrel, and
                    ``(B) in the case of any other crude oil, 7 cents a 
                barrel.''.
            (3) Repeal of termination.--Section 4611 of such Code is 
        amended by striking subsection (f).
            (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar 
        quarter after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Reference to Oil Pollution Act of 1990.--Section 9509(f) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``on the date of 
the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting ``on the date of the 
enactment of the Resources for Oil Spill Research and Prevention Act''.

SEC. 3. USES OF THE OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND.

    Section 1012(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) with respect to amounts in the Fund attributable 
        taxes received under section 4611(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986--
                    ``(A) the payment of costs incurred by the National 
                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast 
                Guard, and other Federal agencies in maintaining 
                research, prevention, and response capabilities with 
                respect to discharges of oil;
                    ``(B) the payment of costs incurred in carrying out 
                environmental assessment studies; and
                    ``(C) the provision of grants to affected States, 
                communities, institutions of higher education, and 
                other entities for use in carrying out research 
                relating to discharges of oil on the outer Continental 
                Shelf of the United States.''.
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