S.2699 - Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008

A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to require new vessels for carrying oil fuel to have double hulls, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008 as reported to senate.

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09/24/08
Bill Action: Scheduled for Debate:...

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09/02/08
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht

Kammer des Zweiten Senats vom 19. Februar 1997 - 2 BvR 2989/95 -, juris, Absatz-Nr. 13; BVerfG, Beschluss der 3. Kammer des Zweiten Senat...

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07/09/08
S. 2699

S. 2699. Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008. As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. on May 1...

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07/07/08
S. 2699, Oil Spill Prevention Act ...

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 15, 2008.

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05/18/08
A Tidal Wave of New Regulations

S.2699 and S.2700 were both introduced on March 4, 2008, and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. T...

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05/16/08
Maritime Safety News Today - 16th-...

Senator Boxer (D-CA) issued a news release stating that the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation amended and approved t...

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05/15/08
OCEANS: Senate panel approves sanc...

The Senate Commerce Committee yesterday unanimously approved legislation to require new ships to be built with double hulls to prevent oi...

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04/06/08
Fwd: Senator Boxer: Keeping our Co...

The Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008, S.2699, would require double hulls on bunker fuel tanks on non-tank vessels, strengthen the Coast G...

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03/13/08
Projeto de Lei sobre Casco Duplo

"O Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduziu o Ato sobre Prevenção a Derramamento de Óleo - 2008(S.2699) requerendo que navios novos carreg...

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03/12/08
Maritime Safety News Today - 14th ...

Senator Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008 (S. 2699) to require new vessels carrying oil fuel to have doub...

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