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Timestamp: 2020-06-06 15:24:53
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2704', '§1004', '§2', '§406', '§603', '§903', '§3547', '§1471', '§903', '§603', '§406', '§903', '§603', '§603', '§601']

[USC02] 33 USC 2704: Limits on liability
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33 USC 2704: Limits on liability Text contains those laws in effect on June 5, 2020
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the total of the liability of a responsible party under section 2702 of this title and any removal costs incurred by, or on behalf of, the responsible party, with respect to each incident shall not exceed-
(1) for a tank vessel the greater of-
(C)(i) with respect to a vessel greater than 3,000 gross tons that is-
(ii) with respect to a vessel of 3,000 gross tons or less that is-
Subsection (a) does not apply if the incident was proximately caused by-
Subsection (a) does not apply if the responsible party fails or refuses-
( Pub. L. 101–380, title I, §1004, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 491 ; Pub. L. 104–55, §2(d)(1), Nov. 20, 1995, 109 Stat. 546 ; Pub. L. 105–383, title IV, §406, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3429 ; Pub. L. 109–241, title VI, §603(a)(1), (2), (b), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 553 , 554; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, §903(a)(2), (e)(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010 , 3011; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, §3547(c), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2328 .)
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is Pub. L. 101–380, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 484 , as amended, known as the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
The Intervention on the High Seas Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(C), is Pub. L. 93–248, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 8 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 28 (§1471 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1471 of this title and Tables.
2018-Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted "under subparagraph (A)" for "under this subparagraph (A)".
2010-Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 111–281, §903(e)(1), struck out first comma after "$800,000".
2006-Subsec. (a)(1)(A) to (C). Pub. L. 109–241, §603(a)(1), added subpars. (A) to (C) and struck out former subpars. (A) and (B), which read as follows:
1998-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 105–383, §406(1), substituted comma for "(except a tank vessel on which the only oil carried as cargo is an animal fat or vegetable oil, as those terms are used in section 2720 of this title)" after "tank vessel".
1995-Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 104–55 substituted "for a tank vessel (except a tank vessel on which the only oil carried as cargo is an animal fat or vegetable oil, as those terms are used in section 2720 of this title)" for "for a tank vessel,".
Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, §903(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010 , provided that the amendment by section 903(a)(2) is effective with enactment of Pub. L. 109–241.
Pub. L. 109–241, title VI, §603(a)(3), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 554 , provided that: "In the case of an incident occurring before the 90th day following the date of enactment of this Act [July 11, 2006], section 1004(a)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) shall apply as in effect immediately before the effective date of this subsection [July 11, 2006]."
Pub. L. 109–241, title VI, §603(c), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 554 , as amended by Pub. L. 114–120, title VI, §601(b), Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 79 , provided that:
"(1) Initial report.-Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act [July 11, 2006], the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report on liability limits described in paragraph (2) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
"(2) Contents.-The report shall include, at a minimum, the following:
"(3) Annual updates.-The Secretary shall provide an update of the report to the Committees referred to in paragraph (1) not later than January 30 of the year following each year in which occurs an oil discharge from a vessel or nonvessel source that results or is likely to result in removal costs and damages (as those terms are defined in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701)) that exceed liability limits established under section 1004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704)."