[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR136.1]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 136--OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND; CLAIMS PROCEDURES; DESIGNATION 
OF SOURCE; AND ADVERTISEMENT--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 136.1  Purpose and applicability.


    (a) This part prescribes regulations for--
    (1) Presentation, filing, processing, settlement, and adjudication 
of claims authorized to be presented to the Oil Spill Liability Trust 
Fund (the Fund) under section 1013 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (the 
Act) (33 U.S.C. 2713) for certain uncompensated removal costs or 
uncompensated damages resulting from the discharge, or substantial 
threat of discharge, of oil from a vessel or facility into or upon the 
navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, or the exclusive economic zone;
    (2) Designation of the source of the incident, notification to the 
responsible party of the designation, and advertisement of the 
designation and claims procedures; and
    (3) Other related matters.
    (b) This part applies to claims resulting from incidents occurring 
after August 18, 1990.
    (c) Nothing in this part--
    (1) Preempts the authority of any State or political subdivision 
thereof from imposing any additional liability or requirements with 
respect to--
    (i) The discharge of oil or other pollution by oil within such 
State; or
    (ii) Any removal activities in connection with such a discharge; or
    (2) Affects or modifies in any way the obligations or liabilities of 
any person under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) 
or State law, including common law; or
    (3) Affects the authority of any State--
    (i) To establish, or to continue in effect, a fund any purpose of 
which is to pay for costs or damages arising out of, or directly 
resulting from, oil pollution or the substantial threat of oil 
pollution; or
    (ii) To require any person to contribute to such a fund; or
    (4) Affects the authority of the United States or any State or 
political subdivision thereof to impose additional liability or 
additional requirements relating to a discharge, or substantial threat 
of a discharge, of oil.