The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 OPA

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The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)

• Natalie Prussak
• Period 6

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OPA

• Name The Oil Pollution Act
• Draft Date 1990
• Amendment Dates 2005
• National (United States)
• Function The OPA improved the nation's ability
  to prevent and respond to oil spills by
  establishing provisions that expand the federal
  government's ability, and provide the money and
  resources necessary, to respond to oil spills.
  The OPA also created the national Oil Spill
  Liability Trust Fund, which is available to
  provide up to one billion dollars per spill
  incident. In addition, the OPA provided new
  requirements for contingency planning both by
  government and industry. Finally, the OPA
  increased penalties for regulatory noncompliance,
  broadened the response and enforcement
  authorities of the Federal government, and
  preserved State authority to establish law
  governing oil spill prevention and response.

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OPA

• Environmental Issues affected The Oil Pollution
  Act (OPA) was signed by George H. Bush in 1990,
  primarily in response to the Exxon Valdez oil
  spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska that
  discharged more than 10 million gallons of crude
  oil into the Prince William Sound. The Act was
  designed to expand oil spill prevention measures
  and to establish new requirements for oil
  transportation, cleanups, and response
  capabilities of the federal government and
  industry.
• Agency/ Group Responsible for Regulation and
  Enforcement EPA, Coast Guard