[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR990.11]



[Page 379-380]

 

                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE

 

CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 

                               OF COMMERCE

 

PART 990_NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                         Subpart A_Introduction

 

Sec. 990.11  Scope.



    The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., 

provides for the designation of federal, state, and, if designated by 

the Governor of the state, local officials to act on behalf of the 

public as trustees for natural resources and for the designation of 

Indian tribe and foreign officials to act as trustees for natural 

resources on behalf



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of, respectively, the tribe or its members and the foreign government. 

This part may be used by these officials in conducting natural resource 

damage assessments when natural resources and/or services are injured as 

a result of an incident involving an actual or substantial threat of a 

discharge of oil. This part is not intended to affect the recoverability 

of natural resource damages when recoveries are sought other than in 

accordance with this part.