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S. 865 (116th)

Spill Response and Prevention Surety Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

25 March 2019

Last action

25 March 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

Subjects

Environment, Taxation, Education

Source updated

3 January 2025

Environment · Taxation · Education

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Summary

Spill Response and Prevention Surety Act This bill provides support for responding to oil spills. Specifically, it makes permanent and modifies the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which provides funds to pay removal costs and claims for damages resulting from oil spills into navigable waters of the United States. Under current law, the fund is financed primarily by an excise tax on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products. The bill expands the definition of crude oil for purposes of such tax to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture as well as any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture. The bill revises requirements governing the use of the funds. For example, the bill doubles the limit placed on expenditures from the fund that may be used for (1) any single incident, or (2) natural resource damages. In addition, the bill allows the fund to be used for carrying out grant programs established by this bill. The Department of Homeland Security must biennially award grants to eligible institutions of higher education for oil spill response research and technology development activities and programs as well as oil spill prevention activities and programs. Grants may also be given to states for oil spill prevention activities and programs.

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Timeline

  1. 25 March 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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