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Oil Pollution Act of 1961
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954.
NicknamesOil Pollution Act, 1961
Enacted bythe 87th United States Congress
EffectiveAugust 30, 1961
Citations
Public law87-167
Statutes at Large75 Stat. 402
Codification
Titles amended33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters
U.S.C. sections created33 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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