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Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Draft year: 1990 by the 101 st United States Congress. Amendment years: None; this legislation is national. By, Maddie McMahon Period: 4

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Exxon Valdez Regulation and Enforcement responsible by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Page 1: Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Draft year: 1990 by the 101 st United States Congress. Amendment years: None;…

Oil Pollution Act of 1990

Draft year: 1990 by the 101st United States Congress.Amendment years: None; this legislation is national.

By, Maddie McMahonPeriod: 4

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Purpose of the OPA• Created after the Exxon Valdez spilled over 11 million gallons of

crude into the water of Prince William Sound in 1989.• Made to prevent civil liability from the future oil spills off the

coast of the United States. • Government is able to provide money and resources necessary to

clean up oil spills.• New requirements for vessel construction and crew licensing.• Amended the Clean Water Act and addressed the wide range of

problems associated with preventing, responding to, and paying for oil pollution incidents in oceans surrounding the United States.

• Greatly increased federal oversight of maritime oil transportation.

• Nine titles of OPA: Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation, Conforming Amendments, International Oil Pollution Prevention and Removal, Prevention and Removal, Prince William Sound Provisions, Miscellaneous, Oil Pollution Research and Development Program, Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, Amendments to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

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Exxon Valdez

Regulation and Enforcement responsible by the Environmental Protection Agency.