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H.R. 1684 — what changed

Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016

From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 2 Liability of owners and operators of foreign facilities

(a)
added Oil Pollution Control Act amendments— Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701) is amended—
(1)
added in paragraph (26)(A)—
(A)
added in clause (ii), by striking “onshore or offshore facility, any person” and inserting “onshore facility, offshore facility, or foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic zone, any person or entity”; and
(B)
added in clause (iii), by striking “offshore facility, the person who” and inserting “offshore facility or foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic zone, the person or entity that”; and
(2)
added in paragraph (32)—

removed Section 1001(32) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)) is amended—

(A)
renumbered was (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively;
(B)
renumbered was (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:

added “(D) Foreign facilities—In the case of a foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic zone, any person or other entity owning or operating the facility, and any leaseholder, permit holder, assignee, or holder of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.”

(C)
added in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking “or offshore facility, the persons who” and inserting “, offshore facility, or foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic zone, the persons or entities that”.
(b)
added Federal Water Pollution Control Act amendments— Section 311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)(11)) is amended—
(1)
added by striking “and any facility” and inserting “any facility”; and
(2)
added by inserting “, and, for the purposes of applying subsections (b), (c), (e), and (o), any foreign offshore unit (as defined in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act) or any other facility located seaward of the exclusive economic zone” after “public vessel”.

removed “(D) Foreign facilities—In the case of a foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the boundary of the exclusive economic zone, any person or other entity owning or operating the facility, and any leaseholder, permit holder, assignee, or holder of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located.”

(3)
removed in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking “or offshore facility, the persons” and inserting “offshore facility, or foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the boundary of the exclusive economic zone, the persons or entities”.