Amendment sought to mandate that contingency plans require a response to an oil spill to occur within 5 hours of the discharge.

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Amendment Number
338
Description
Amendment sought to mandate that contingency plans require a response to an oil spill to occur within 5 hours of the discharge.
Purpose
An amendment to require that contingency plans contain a provision which allows officials to have up to five hours to ensure removal of a discharge, or threat of discharge.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Nov 9, 1989
Latest Action Text
By unanimous consent, the Saxton amendment was withdrawn.
Latest Action Time
16:22:42
Submitted Date
Nov 9, 1989
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 338 — Informed