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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkbp:administeredBy
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gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:OPA
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:exclusive_economic_zone_of_the_United_States
navigable waters of the United States
adjoining shorelines
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gptkbp:approvedBy
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federal government to recover removal costs
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:33_U.S.C._§_2701_et_seq.
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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August 18, 1990
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:establishes
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gptkb:Oil_Spill_Liability_Trust_Fund
liability for parties responsible for oil spills
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Oil Pollution Act
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gptkbp:improves
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penalties for regulatory noncompliance
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gptkbp:provides
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compensation for loss of profits and earning capacity due to oil spills
federal authority to direct and manage oil spill response
compensation for loss of subsistence use of natural resources
compensation for damages to natural resources
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gptkbp:purpose
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prevent and respond to oil spills
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gptkbp:requires
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double hulls on oil tankers
oil storage facilities and vessels to submit plans for responding to large discharges
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
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gptkbp:set
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financial responsibility requirements for vessels and facilities
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:United_States_federal_environmental_legislation
gptkb:US_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Environmental_Crimes_Section
gptkb:Environmental_Enforcement_Section
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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