To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Energy, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HDF594B24A40F4F3499EA09EF887E0B65: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters Act.
- Section HFE534F9528DB4FE8A2863A190CF1A4BC: 2. Civil and criminal penalties relating to oil spills Section 311(b)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)) is amended— in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Energy, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to increase the civil and criminal penalties for oil spills, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Lieu (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Levin, Ms. Porter, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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