Oil Pollution Act. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) amended the Clean Water Act and addressed the wide range of problems associated with preventing, responding to, and paying for oil pollution incidents in navigable waters of the United States. Read More...
The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) was signed into law in August 1990, largely in response to rising public concern following the Exxon Valdez incident. The OPA improved the nation's ability to prevent and respond to oil spills by establishing provisions that expand the federal government's authority, and provide the money and resources necessary, to respond to oil spills. The OPA also created the national Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is available to provide up to one billion dollars per spill incident.
Oil Pollution Act This act provides broad regulation of oil production, transportation, and distribution, with an overall goal of preventing oil pollution, particularly oil spills. Among other provisions, the OPA amends the Clean Water Act to require more extensive Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) planing. See Also: CWA, SPCC...................