Oil Spill Legislation in the 111th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oil spills.

Disaster relief.

America, Gulf of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Presents provisions of selected proposed and enacted legislation that address oil spill policy issues, in light of Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Highlights oil spill policy matters concerning prevention, preparedness, response, and liability and compensation framework. Summarizes selected oil spill policy provisions in H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act, and S. 3663, the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2010.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Oil Spill Legislation in the 111th Congress

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