Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, referred to in subsecs. (b)(2), (3), (5)–(7), (c)(1), (e)(2), and (f), is Pub. L. 101–380, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 484, which is classified principally to chapter 40 (§ 2701 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. Sections 1006, 1012, 1015, and 6002 of the Act are classified to sections 2706, 2712, 2715, and 2752 of Title 33, respectively. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2701 of Title 33 and Tables.
Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in subsecs. (b)(4), (8) and (c)(1)(C), (D), is classified to section 1321 of Title 33. Subsec. (d) of section 311, which related to maritime disaster discharges, was amended generally by Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4201(b), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 525. Subsec. (k) of section 311 was repealed by Pub. L. 101–380, title II, § 2002(b)(2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507.
The Deepwater Port Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b)(5), (8), is Pub. L. 93–627, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2126, which is classified generally to chapter 29 (§ 1501 et seq.) of Title 33. Section 18 of the Act was classified to section 1517 of Title 33 prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 101–380, title II, § 2003(a)(2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1501 of Title 33 and Tables.
Section 302 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b)(6), was classified to section 1812 of Title 43, Public Lands, prior to its repeal by Pub. L. 101–380, title II, § 2004, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507.
Sections 204 and 207 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(7), (8), are classified to sections 1653 and 1656, respectively, of Title 43.
Section 309(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(8), is classified to section 1319(c) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
Sections 5 and 7 of the Intervention on the High Seas Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(B), are classified to sections 1474 and 1476, respectively, of Title 33.
The date of the enactment of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (f), probably means the date of enactment of Pub. L. 101–380, which was approved Aug. 18, 1990, and which amended subsec. (f) generally.
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “$1,500,000,000” for “$1,000,000,000” in heading and in cl. (i), and substituted “$750,000,000” for “$500,000,000” in cl. (ii).
1990—Subsec. (b)(2) to (8). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(a), added pars. (2) to (8) and struck out former pars. (2) to (5) which read as follows:
“(2) amounts recovered, collected, or received under subtitle A of the Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act,
“(3) amounts remaining (on January 1, 1990) in the Deepwater Port Liability Fund established by section 18(f) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974,
“(4) amounts remaining (on such date) in the Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund established under section 302 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, and
“(5) amounts credited to such trust fund under section 311(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.”
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(b), amended par. (1) generally, substituting “Expenditure purposes” for “General expenditure purposes” in heading and substituting current text consisting of subpars. (A) to (F) for former text consisting of general provisions in subpar. (A) and special rules in subpar. (B).
Subsec. (c)(2)(A). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(c), substituted “$1,000,000,000” for “$500,000,000” in heading and in cl. (i), and substituted “$500,000,000” for “$250,000,000” in cl. (ii).
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(e)(2), substituted “payments of removal costs” for “payments described in paragraph (1)(A)(i)”.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(d)(1), substituted “$1,000,000,000” for “$500,000,000”.
Subsec. (d)(3)(B). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(d)(2), substituted “December 31, 1994” for “December 31, 1991”.
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(e)(1), substituted “Oil Pollution Act of 1990” for “Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–380, § 9001(e)(3), substituted “References to Oil Pollution Act of 1990” for “References to Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act” in heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “For purposes of this section, references to the Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act shall be treated as references to any law enacted before December 31, 1990, which is substantially identical to subtitle E of title VI, or subtitle D of title VIII, of H.R. 5300 of the 99th Congress as passed by the House of Representatives.”
1989—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 101–239, § 7811(m)(3), made technical correction to directory language of Pub. L. 100–647, see 1988 Amendment note below.
Pub. L. 101–239, § 7505(d)(2)(B), substituted “(on January 1, 1990)” for “(on the 1st day the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund financing rate under section 4611(c) applies)”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101–239, § 7505(d)(2)(C), which directed amendment of subsec. (c)(1) by striking the last sentence, was executed by striking out the last sentence of subsec. (c)(1)(A), as the probable intent of Congress. Such sentence read as follows: “For purposes of this subparagraph, references to the Comprehensive Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation Act shall be treated as references to qualified authorizing legislation (as defined in section 4611).”
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–239, § 7505(d)(2)(A), added subsec. (f).
1988—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 100–647, as amended by Pub. L. 101–239, § 7811(m)(3), substituted “Deepwater” for “Deep Water” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8033(c)(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1961, provided that:
“The amendments made by this section [enacting this section] shall take effect on the commencement date (as defined in section 4611 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [now 1986], as amended by this part).”
[For purposes of section 8033(c) of Pub. L. 99–509, set out as notes above and below, the commencement date is Jan. 1, 1990, see section 7505(d)(1) of Pub. L. 101–239, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under section 4611 of this title.]
Report on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Pub. L. 107–295, title III, § 322(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2103, provided that:
“The report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund required by the Conference Report (House Report 101–892) accompanying the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, [
Pub. L. 101–516] as that requirement was amended by section 1122 of the
Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (
Public Law 104–66) [see below], shall no longer be submitted to the
Congress.”
Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1122(a), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724, provided that:
“The quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund required to be submitted to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations under House Report 101–892, accompanying the appropriations for the
Coast Guard in the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 [
Pub. L. 101–516], shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and annually thereafter.”
[House Report 101–892, 101st Congress, 2d Session, provided that: “The conferees direct the Coast Guard to submit quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committee on Appropriations detailing and summarizing all transfers to and expenditures from the oil spill liability trust fund. Each report shall account for each transfer to and expenditure from the fund as authorized by Section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Sections 5003 and 5004 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–380) [33 U.S.C. 2733, 2734]. The report shall also show amounts collectable under Section 9509(b)(2), (3), and (8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. For those authorized expenditures subject to limitations, the report shall so indicate. The Coast Guard shall confer with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as to the format for these reports.”]
Deposit of Certain Penalties Into Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4304, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 540, provided that:
“Penalties paid pursuant to section 311 of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act [
33 U.S.C. 1321], section 309(c) of that Act [
33 U.S.C. 1319(c)], as a result of violations of section 311 of that Act, and the
Deepwater Port Act of 1974 [
33 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.], shall be deposited in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund created under section 9509 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (
26 U.S.C. 9509).”
Coordination With Superfund Reauthorization
Pub. L. 99–509, title VIII, § 8033(c)(2), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1961, provided that:
“If the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99–499, see Short Title of 1986 Amendment note set out under section 9601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] is enacted—
“(A)
subsection (a) of this section shall be applied by substituting ‘section 9508’ for ‘section 9506’,
“(B)
section 9507 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 [now 1986], as added by this section, is hereby redesignated as section 9509 of such Code, and
“(C)
in lieu of the amendment made by subsection (b), the table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 98 of such Code is amended by adding after the item relating to section 9508 the following new item:
“ ‘Sec. 9509. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.’ ”
