S.2700 - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and f Sponsor: Frank Lautenberg / 110th Congress

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110th Congress - A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes. hidemore...
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A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.

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Uncontroversial Legislation by Peter Volberding, Jun 9, 2008 (12:30pm)

This bill has been overshadowed by its twin piece, S. 2699, in promoting double-hull legislation. Spurred by the Exxon-Valdez spill, and more recently by the Cosco-Busan incident in the San Francisco Bay, legislators have realized the importance of protecting our coastlines. Double-hull technology is proven to be effective and required in the US by 2015; but that’s S. 2699. This bill only covers the interim period, and removes the cap for the amount of fines that can be levied on riskier single-hull ships in the unfortunate case of an oil spill, all in the hopes of discouraging their use.

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