Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2020

S. 5081 · 116th Congress · Dec 21, 2020 · Lineage

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.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2020”.

Sec. 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”.

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Dec 21, 2020viewing Introduced in Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Durbin, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2020

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities

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