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Consumer Price Index Adjustments of Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability - Vessels and Deepwater Ports (Us Coast Guard Regulation) (Uscg) (2018 Edition) The Law Library

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Consumer Price Index Adjustments of Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability - Vessels and Deepwater Ports (US Coast Guard Regulation) (USCG) (2018 Edition).

Updated as of May 29, 2018



The Coast Guard proposes to increase the limits of liability for vessels and deepwater ports under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) to account for inflation. This notice also sets forth the methodology the Coast Guard proposes to use for this and future adjustments to the OPA 90 limits of liability to reflect significant increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). These adjustments are required by OPA 90 to preserve the deterrent effect and polluter pays principle embodied in the OPA 90 liability provisions.



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