Oil Pollution

Finding the law: Oil Pollution in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to oil pollution, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines oil pollution topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Oil Pollution

In Legislation

Oil Pollution in the U.S. Code: Title 33, Chapter 40

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating oil pollution are compiled in the United States Code under Title 33, Chapter 40. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Navigation and Navigable Waters (including oil pollution) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Oil Pollution of the US Code, including oil pollution) by chapter and subchapter.