H.R.54 - STOP Act

To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: STOP Act as introduced.
  • Short: Stand by your Oil Pollution Act as introduced.
  • Official: To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to extend liability to corporations, partnerships, and other persons having ownership interests in responsible parties, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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1/5/2011--Introduced.Stand by your Oil Pollution Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to: (1) extend liability to any corporation, partnership, or other person (other than an individual) having an ownership interest exceeding 25% in any responsible party; and (2) limi

Official Summary

1/5/2011--Introduced.Stand by your Oil Pollution Act or the STOP Act - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to:
(1) extend liability to any corporation, partnership, or other person (other than an individual) having an ownership interest exceeding 25% in any responsible party; and
(2) limit such an entity's liability with respect to an incident (any occurrence or series of occurrences having the same origin, involving vessels and facilities, resulting in the discharge or substantial threat of discharge of oil) to no more than the percentage of the entity's aggregate ownership interests in all other responsible parties with respect to such incident.

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