legislation: 110-s-2700

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110-s-2700 110 s 2700 A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes. Environmental Protection 2008-03-04 2008-08-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 940. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 0 Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to increase the liability limits for damages resulting from the discharge of oil into U.S. navigable waters or the exclusive economic zone by a single-hull vessel (including a single-hull vessel fitted with double sides only or a double bottom): (1) from $3,000 per ton to $6,000 per ton for 2009; and (2) to the maximum amount allowable, consistent with the substantive due process requirements of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, for 2010, and beyond. 2022-02-03T05:09:28Z  

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