The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill : Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Marine resources.

Oil spills.

America, Gulf of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (20 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) process for determining levels of harm, responsible parties, and appropriate remedies for natural resource damages pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, focusing on NRDA as it relates to 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. Describes statutory requirements of OPA, NRDA process under the implementing regulations, and developments in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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