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Maritime transportation : major oil spills occur infrequently, but risks to the federal Oil Spill Fund remain : report to Congressional Committees.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
- United States.
- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc--United States.
- Oil pollution of rivers, harbors, etc.
- Liability for oil pollution damages--United States.
- Liability for oil pollution damages.
- Oil spills--Law and legislation--United States.
- Oil spills.
- Oil spills--Law and legislation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 46 pages :) : illustrations, maps, digital, PDF file
- Other Title:
- Major oil spills occur infrequently, but risks to the federal Oil Spill Fund remain
- Oil spill costs
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- When oil spills occur in U.S. waters, federal law places primary liability on the vessel owner or operator--that is, the responsible party--up to a statutory limit. As a supplement to this "polluter pays" approach, a federal Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund administered by the Coast Guard pays for costs when a responsible party does not or cannot pay. The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006 directed GAO to examine spills that cost the responsible party and the Fund at least $1 million. This report answers three questions: (1) How many major spills (i.e., $1 million or more) have occurred since 1990, and what is their total cost? (2) What factors affect the cost of spills? and (3) What are the implications of major oil spills for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund? GAO's work to address these objectives included analyzing oil spill costs data, interviewing federal, state, and private-sector officials, and reviewing Coast Guard files from selected spills.
- Notes:
- Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.
- Other Format:
- Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Maritime transportation
- Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Maritime transportation. CIS 2007 J942-352
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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