To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide for timely consideration of claims submitted by States and political subdivisions for reimbursement of removal costs.

Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require regulations governing the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to ensure that a state or political subdivision receives payment for eligible removal costs not later than 30 days after submitting a claim for such costs.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6053 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6053

     To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide for timely 
consideration of claims submitted by States and political subdivisions 
                  for reimbursement of removal costs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2010

 Mr. Meek of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to provide for timely 
consideration of claims submitted by States and political subdivisions 
                  for reimbursement of removal costs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR 
              REMOVAL COSTS.

    Section 1012(e) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 
2712(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Regulations issued under this subsection shall ensure that a State or 
political subdivision receives payment for eligible removal costs not 
later than 30 days after the date of submission of a claim for such 
costs.''.
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