To require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills.
What it does: Adds TITLE V--OIL SPILL LIABILITY at the in S.Amdt. 4174
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 4174
Adds TITLE V--OIL SPILL LIABILITY at the in S.Amdt. 4174
Adds a titleInserted: TITLE V--OIL SPILL LIABILITY
Inserted: SEC. 5001. REMOVAL OF LIMITS ON LIABILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES.
Inserted: (a) In General.--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".
Inserted: (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section takes effect on April 15, 2010.
Original wording
At the end of the amendment, add the following:
Read automatically from the Congressional Record. Check the original before relying on it.
As printed
SA 4289. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Lautenberg, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Kaufman, and Mr. Franken) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4174 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 4899, making emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and summer jobs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of the amendment, add the following:
TITLE V--OIL SPILL LIABILITY
SEC. 5001. REMOVAL OF LIMITS ON LIABILITY FOR OFFSHORE FACILITIES.
(a) In General.--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”.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section takes effect on April 15, 2010.
Legislative Activity
Stay on top of the latest movement without scrolling through every action
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4475)
May 27, 2010
View full timeline
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4475)
May 27, 2010
Proposed amendment SA 4289 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S4503)
May 27, 2010
Senate amendment submitted
May 26, 2010
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4289 proposed by Senator Menendez to Amendment SA 4174.(consideration: CR S4416-4417; text: CR S4416)
May 26, 2010
Amendment SA 4289 proposed by Senator Menendez to Amendment SA 4174. (consideration: CR S4416-4417; text: CR S4416) To require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills.
May 26, 2010