Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-828
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2013-04-25
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Accidents

Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Marine pollution

Oil and gas

Pollution liability

Water quality
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-04-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to make the party responsible for an offshore facility, except a deepwater port, from which oil is discharged into or upon navigable waters or adjoining shorelines liable for all discharge removal costs and damages for each incident (under current law such party is liable for the total of all removal costs plus $75 million).</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 828 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 25, 2013 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Nelson , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013 . 2. Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities Section 1004(a)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2704(a)(3) ) is amended by striking plus $75,000,000 and inserting and the liability of the responsible party under section 1002 .