Title: H.R.1465 - 101st Congress (1989-1990): Oil Pollution Act of 1990 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Headings: H.R.1465 - Oil Pollution Act of 1990
101st Congress (1989-1990)

H.R.1465 - Oil Pollution Act of 1990 101st Congress (1989-1990)
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Summary: H.R.1465 — 101st Congress (1989-1990) All Information (Except Text)
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Conference report filed in House (08/01/1990)

Content: Permits the States to impose additional liability or requirements regarding oil discharges within their borders. Retains the rights of the States to maintain a fund for oil pollution compensation. Authorizes States to enforce the financial responsibility requirements of this Act. Title II: Conforming Amendments - Amends the Intervention on the High Seas Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Deepwater Port Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to reflect the provisions of this Act. Title III: International Oil Pollution Prevention and Removal - Expresses the sense of the Congress that it is in the best interests of the United States to participate in an international oil pollution liability and compensation scheme that is at least as effective as Federal and State laws in preventing incidents and in guaranteeing compensation for damages resulting from incidents. Directs the Secretary of State to report to the Congress the results of a review of international treaties and agreements with the Government of Canada regarding: ( 1) oil discharge prevention in the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain; ( 2) effective oil and removal;