Title: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 - WikiMili, The Best Wikipedia Reader
Headings: Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Contents
History/Background
Enactment timeline
Key Content (Titles) [1]
Enforcement
Concerns and reactions
Long-term effects of OPA
International treaties

Content: 6] [7] Under Parker, the Commission issued 52 recommendations for improvements to industry, state, and federal regulations. [ 6] 50 of these recommendations were worked into the Oil Pollution Act bill [8] that was introduced into legislation on March 16, 1989 by Walter B. Jones, Sr., a Democratic Party congressman from North Carolina's 1st congressional district. [ 6]
Enactment timeline
March 16, 1989: the Oil Pollution Act was introduced into the legislative process for enactment. June 21 of 1989: a committee reported and recommended that both chambers of Congress should consider the bill further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. November 9, 1989: the bill was passed by a vote in the House of Representatives.