Oil Spill Prevention and Response
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-10-13 — Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes To Reflect Administration Policy: cross-connection with cwa-hazardous-substance-facility-response-plans: Both implement CWA §311 facility response planning for spills to navigable waters; the hazardous-substance rule parallels the oil spill prevention/response framework and is being revised under the same administration policy direction. (novelty: 3)
- 2008-04-10 — Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008: cross-connection with oil-pollution-vessel-double-hull: The 2008 Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act linked vessel double-hull fuel-tank standards with Coast Guard sector commander emergency authority to take direct control of vessels during oil spills or terrorist attacks — pairing prevention (hull design) with response (emergency vessel control). (novelty: 2)
- 2009-03-24 — Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009: S. 1503 (Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009) proposed to force completion of overdue Coast Guard rules on double-hull tank vessel structural integrity, towing-vessel safety, oil-transfer procedures, and vessel inspections, while expanding NOAA response tools and spill-prevention authority; the bill was referred to the Commerce Committee and never advanced. (novelty: 2)