Oil Pollution Act

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019464",
  "term": "Oil Pollution Act",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. To protect navigation from obstruction and injury by preventing the discharge of oil into the coastal navigable waters of the United States.(1924) To implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954.(1961) To establish limitations on liability for damages resulting from oil pollution, to establish a fund for the payment of compensation for such damages, and for other purposes. (1990)\n\n2. See http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/lawsregs/opaover.htm. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) was signed into law in August 1990, largely in response to rising public concern following the Exxon Valdez incident. The OPA improved the nation's ability to prevent and respond to oil spills by establishing provisions that expand the federal government's authority, and provide the money and resources necessary to respond to oil spills. The OPA also created the national Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is available to provide up to one billion dollars per spill incident.",
  "abbreviation": "OPA",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "P.L. 68-238 P.L. 87-167 P.L. 101-380",
    "Superfund Acronyms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oil-pollution-act/"
}