The Oil Pollution Act Case Digest and Source Book (2010 Edition) is now
available. This book contains a summary, organized by issue, of every
court case treating the Oil Pollution Act, a Summary and Analysis of OPA
Consent Decrees, the copy of the OPA and proposed revisions pending
before the U.S. Congress, and guidance for submitting claims under the
OPA. The book also provides guidelines for making claims before the Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund and, also, a compendium of the body of case
law interpreting and applying the OPA.
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In the wake of the disastrous Exxon Valdez oil spill, Congress passed
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide a comprehensive, unified system
of oil spill liability and compensation. Its numerous provisions further
several important environmental goals, including:
Establishing civil and criminal penalties for oil spill
violations
Developing a national
contingency plan for the effective clean-up of
oil spills
Establishing claims procedures for the
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Setting certain
construction specifications for oil tankers
Setting
financial responsibility and insurance requirements
Establishing
procedures for natural resource damage assessment
and clean-up.
OPA 90 is integrated with other environmental
statutes, such as the Clean Water Act and the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act, to provide a nationwide system for oil spill
liability, removal and restoration, and compensation.
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Oil Pollution Act: Case Digest and Sourcebook” – a comprehensive
guide to the Oil Pollution Act, including analysis of OPA legal
challenges, analysis of OPA consent decrees, information on
reporting spills and submitting claims to the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund, as well as the text of the statute. To
view the table of contents, please click here: The
Oil Pollution Act: Case Digest and Sourcebook.
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