Federal Civil and Criminal Penalties Possibly Applicable to Parties Responsible for the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Meltz, Robert

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Environmental law and legislation;    Environmental law enforcement;    Environmental policy;    Liability for environmental damages;    Environmental protection;   

RP-ID  :  R41370
RP-ID  :  R41370_2010Aug16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010, Congress has given much attention to the compensatory liability provisions of the Oil Pollution Act and, to a lesser extent, those of the Jones Act and the Death on the High Seas Act. However, federal laws possibly relevant to the oil spill also impose civil and criminal money penalties, which may reach dollar amounts in connection with the Gulf spill greater than those for compensatory liability. This report summarizes selected federal civil and criminal penalty provisions that may be found violated in connection with the Gulf spill and related worker fatalities.