removal costs

(31) “removal costs” means the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident;

Source

33 USC § 2701(31)


Scoping language

None identified, default scope is assumed to be the parent (subchapter I) of this section.
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