Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991 (Natural Resources Code: Title 2, Subtitle C, Chapter 40).

Legislation

关键词: Oil pollution;    Offences/penalties;    Authorization/permit;    Policy/planning;    Polluter pays principle;    Pollution control;    Protection of habitats;    Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings;    Contract/agreement;    Research;    Resource/damage valuation;    Special fund;    Transport/storage;    Ecosystem preservation;    Education;    Enforcement/compliance;    Environmental fees/charges;    Liability/compensation;    Local government;    Monitoring;   

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来源: ECOLEX

【 摘 要 】

The legislature intends by this Act to exercise the police power of the state to protect its coastal waters and adjacent shorelines by conferring upon the Commissioner of the General Land Office the power to: (1) prevent spills and discharges of oil by requiring and monitoring preventive measures and response planning;(2) provide for prompt response to abate and contain spills and discharges of oil and ensure the removal and cleanup of pollution from such spills and discharges; and (3) administe