§2703. Defenses to liability — Inbound Citations
33 U.S.C. § 2703
Cited by 3 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to 33 U.S.C. § 2703 as a whole
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(3) Notwithstanding the limitations established under subsection (a) and the defenses of section 2703 of this title, all removal costs incurred by the United States Government or any State or local official or agency in connection with a discharge or substantial threat of a discharge of oil from any Outer Continental Shelf facility or a vessel carrying oil as cargo from such a facility shall be borne by the owner or operator of such facility or vessel.
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(1) the responsible party is entitled to a defense to liability under section 2703 of this title; or
Citations to §2703(a)(3)
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(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in any case in which a responsible party establishes that a discharge or threat of a discharge and the resulting removal costs and damages were caused solely by an act or omission of one or more third parties described in section 2703(a)(3) of this title (or solely by such an act or omission in combination with an act of God or an act of war), the third party or parties shall be treated as the responsible party or parties for purposes of determining liability under this subchapter.