The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 By: Megan Wilcox P.3.

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The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 By: Megan Wilcox P.3

OPA cont. Draft year: 1990 Amendment years: P.L, , Dec., 29, 2000 A national act The EPA and federal government are responsible for regulation and enforcement

OPA cont. The function of this act is to prevent and respond to oil spills in U.S. navigable waters by supplying money and resources necessary to cleanup It also improved federal enforcement authority, increased penalties and amplified potential liabilities for companies shipping oil into the U.S. that don’t have an emergency oil spill cleanup plan