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What does OPA stand for?

Oil Pollution Act of 1990


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233, the second of two double hull, 35,000 barrel (BBL) oil tank barge units built to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), to Bouchard Ocean Services, Melville, N.
The federal lawsuit alleged that the crash violated the National Marine Sanctuary Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Park System Resource Protection Act.
The federal lawsuit alleged that the crash violated the National Marine Sanctuary Act, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Park System Resource Protection Act.
currently has bond requirements under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and bonds warranting Customs passage, the U.
We reviewed disbursements for operating expenses and removal costs to determine whether (1) the design of existing internal control provided reasonable assurance that improper payments would not occur or would be detected in the normal course of business, (2) they were made in accordance with established USCG and NPFC policies and procedures, and (3) they were made in accordance with the uses specified in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and other federal laws and regulations, and represented a proper use of government funds.
The US Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which banned single-hulled tankers from US waters, has broadly succeeded.
It has 18 fuel tanks but was decommissioned after passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which barred single-hulled vessels from the seas.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires single-hulled tankers operating in American waters to be replaced by double-hulled tankers by 2015.

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