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: Oil and gas law;    Oil spills and wildlife;    Oil pollution;   

RP-ID  :  R41370
RP-ID  :  R41370_2010Dec16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on April 20, 2010 lead Congress to give 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.