Enacted and Proposed Oil Spill Legislation in the 112th Congress.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Pollution.

Environmental law.

America, Gulf of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (37 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

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text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-R4-1684 in the 2012 issue.

Identifies enacted and proposed legislation from the 112th Congress that pertains to oil spill-related issues, in light of Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Focuses on oil spill-related provisions of P.L. 112-141, the MAP-21, known as the RESTORE Act, which establishes the Gulf Coast Restoration Fund in the General Treasury. Highlights oil spill policy matters concerning prevention, preparedness, response, liability and compensation, and Gulf of Mexico restoration.

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.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Enacted and Proposed Oil Spill Legislation in the 112th Congress

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