Oil Pollution Act of 1990

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Oil_Pollution_Act_of_1990

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard gptkb:United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkbp:affects	gptkb:oil shipping industry environmental protection policy
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo	navigable waters of the United States
gptkbp:approvedBy	federal government to direct and manage oil spill response
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:Public_Law_101-380
gptkbp:codifiedIn	gptkb:33_U.S.C._§_2701_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted	August 18, 1990
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:establishes	gptkb:Oil_Spill_Liability_Trust_Fund liability for parties responsible for oil spills
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Oil Pollution Act of 1990
gptkbp:improves	penalties for regulatory non-compliance
gptkbp:prohibits	operation of vessels without evidence of financial responsibility
gptkbp:provides	federal removal authority for oil spills
gptkbp:purpose	prevent and respond to oil spills
gptkbp:requires	double hulls on oil tankers oil storage facilities and vessels to submit response plans
gptkbp:response	gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
gptkbp:set	financial responsibility requirements for vessels
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_H._W._Bush
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:National_Contingency_Plan gptkb:Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill gptkb:Environmental_Enforcement_Section gptkb:National_Response_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6