An Act to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954.
Nicknames
Oil Pollution Act, 1961
Enacted by
the 87th United States Congress
Effective
August 30, 1961
Citations
Public law
87-167
Statutes at Large
75 Stat. 402
Codification
Titles amended
33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
U.S.C. sections created
33 U.S.C. ch. 20 §§ 1001-1016
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 2187
Passed the Senate on May 16, 1961 (92-0)
Signed into law by President John F. Kennedy on August 30, 1961
Oil Pollution Act of 1961, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001–1011, established judicial definitions and coastal prohibitions for the United States maritime industry. The Act invoked the accords of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954. The international agreement provided provisions to control the discharge of fossil fuel pollutants from nautical vessels on the high seas.
The S. 2187 legislation was passed by the United States 87th Congressional session and enacted by the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy on August 30, 1961.
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