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112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 870
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 3, 2011
Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to modify oil and hazardous substance liability, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Pollution Accountability Act of
2011
.
Oil and hazardous substance liability
Section 311(b)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)) is amended—
in subparagraph
(A), by inserting , whichever amount is higher
before the period
at the end; and
in subparagraph
(D), by inserting , whichever amount is higher
before the period
at the end.