Disambiguation evidence for OPA via surface form

"Oil Pollution Act of 1990"


As subject (46)

Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Oil Pollution Act of 1990".

Predicate Object
administeredBy United States Department of the Interior
surface form: Department of the Interior
administeredBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
administeredBy United States Coast Guard
administeredBy United States Environmental Protection Agency
amends Clean Water Act
appliesTo U.S. shorelines
appliesTo exclusive economic zone of the United States
appliesTo navigable waters of the United States
codifiedIn Title 33 of the United States Code
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coversDamageType costs of oil spill removal
coversDamageType loss of profits and earning capacity due to oil spills
coversDamageType natural resource damages
coversDamageType property damage from oil spills
creates national planning and response system for oil spills
enactedAfterEvent Exxon Valdez oil spill
enactedInYear 1990
establishes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
establishes financial responsibility requirements for oil facilities and vessels
establishes liability standards for oil spills
focusesOn oil pollution liability and compensation
focusesOn oil spill contingency planning
fundedBy taxes on oil
imposesLiabilityOn responsible parties for oil spills
instanceOf United States federal law
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalArea environmental law
legalArea maritime law
primaryPurpose improve oil spill response
primaryPurpose prevent oil spills
primaryPurpose strengthen liability for oil pollution damages
protects coastal ecosystems
protects marine environment
regulates oil spill prevention
regulates oil spill response
relatedTo National Contingency Plan
requires area contingency plans for oil spill response
requires facility response plans
requires vessel response plans
sectionSubject double hull requirements for certain tank vessels
sectionSubject financial responsibility for offshore facilities
sectionSubject natural resource damage assessment procedures
shortName OPA self-linksurface differs
shortName OPA self-linksurface differs
surface form: OPA 90
strengthens coordination between federal, state, and local agencies in oil spill response
strengthens federal authority to direct oil spill response