H.R. 1684 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 398 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1684 [Report No. 114–518] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2015 Mr. Curbelo of Florida (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Sires, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure April 25, 2016Additional sponsors: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dold, Mr. Lance, Mr. Joyce, Ms. Graham, Mrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Posey, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Walden, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Katko, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Hanna April 25, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 26, 2015 A BILL To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2016. 2. Liability of owners and operators of foreign facilities Section 1001(32) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) Foreign facilities In the case of a foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the boundary of the exclusive economic zone, any person or other entity owning or operating the facility, and any leaseholder, permit holder, assignee, or holder of a right of use and easement granted under applicable foreign law for the area in which the facility is located. ; and (3) in subparagraph (G), as so redesignated, by striking or offshore facility, the persons and inserting offshore facility, or foreign offshore unit or other facility located seaward of the boundary of the exclusive economic zone, the persons or entities. April 25, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed