HR 4517 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection

Outer Continental Shelf Operations Indemnification Clarification Act of 1988

Introduced 1988-05-03· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 100-610.(1988-11-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Outer Continental Shelf Operations Indemnification Clarification Act of 1988 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 to authorize the owners and operators of nonpublic vessels or offshore facilities to obtain an indemnity, hold harmless, or similar agreement regarding their oil pollution liability, but prohibits such agreements from relieving them of primary statutory liability.…

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