Amendment101st Congress
Amendment provided that no vessel or facility may handle, store, or transport oil unless it had an oilspill contingency plan approved by the Coast Guard, and also clarified that approval of a contingency plan would not exonorate a polluter from liability.
- Amendment Number
- 327
- Description
- Amendment provided that no vessel or facility may handle, store, or transport oil unless it had an oilspill contingency plan approved by the Coast Guard, and also clarified that approval of a contingency plan would not exonorate a polluter from liability.
- Purpose
- An amendment to provide that no vessel or facility may handle, store, or transport oil unless it has a plan in place providing for the contingency of handling an oil spill. Facilities would be required to have such plans in place no later than one year after the issuance of regulations by the Coast Guard.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Nov 9, 1989
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Sikorski amendment (A016) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 14:36:26
- Submitted Date
- Nov 9, 1989
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 10, 2021