43 U.S.C. § 1811 to 1824 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 1811 to 1824. Repealed. Pub. L. 101–380, title II, § 2004, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507
text: Section 1811, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 301, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 670, defined terms used in this subchapter.
text: Section 1812, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 302, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 672; Pub. L. 101–239, title IX, § 9001(a), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2470, established Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund.
text: Section 1813, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 303, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 674, provided for asserting claims for economic loss from oil pollution.
text: Section 1814, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 304, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 675, set scope of liability of owners and operators of vessels and offshore facilities.
text: Section 1815, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 305, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 100–610, title I, §§ 2, 3, Nov. 5, 1988, 102 Stat. 3176, required owners and operators of offshore facilities and vessels using offshore facilities to provide evidence of financial responsibility to cover liability for oil pollution.
text: Section 1816, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 306, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 678, provided for notification, designation, and advertisement of incidents involving vessels or offshore facilities.
text: Section 1817, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 307, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 679, related to presentment of claims to owners, operators, guarantors, or Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund.
text: Section 1818, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 308, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 682, provided for subrogation of any person or governmental entity which paid compensation for an economic loss to all rights, claims, and causes of action which claimant had under this subchapter.
text: Section 1819, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 309, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 683, provided for jurisdiction and venue of controversies arising under this subchapter.
text: Section 1820, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 310, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 684, outlined relationship of this subchapter to other State or Federal laws.
text: Section 1821, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 311, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 684, prohibited harmful discharge of oil from any offshore facility or vessel.
text: Section 1822, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 312, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 684, set civil and criminal penalties for violations of provisions of this subchapter.
text: Section 1823, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 313, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 685, authorized appropriations for administration of this subchapter.
text: Section 1824, Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 314, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 685, directed Secretary of Transportation to submit report annually to Congress on operation of this subchapter.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal applicable to incidents occurring after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101–380, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
heading: Effective Date
text: Pub. L. 95–372, title III, § 315, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 685, which provided that such section, section 1814(e) of this title, section 1815(d) of this title, and all provisions of this subchapter authorizing the delegation of authority or the promulgation of regulations were to be effective Sept. 18, 1978, and that all other provisions of this subchapter, and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such provisions, were to be effective on the one hundred and eightieth day after Sept. 18, 1978, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–380, title II, § 2004, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507.
heading: Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
text: Amounts remaining in the Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund established under former section 1812 of this title to be deposited in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund established under section 9509 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, with that Fund to assume all liability incurred by the Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund, see section 2004 of Pub. L. 101–380, set out as a note under section 9509 of Title 26.