Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§1486 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
Title 33 › CHAPTER 28 — POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION › § 1486
Summary
The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is available to the Secretary to pay for actions carried out under sections 1474 and 1476 of this title.
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Title 33, §1486
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund shall be available to the Secretary for actions taken under section 1474 and 1476 of this title.
Legislative History
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Amendments
1990—Pub. L. 101–380 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “The revolving fund established under section 1321(k) of this title shall be available to the Secretary for Federal actions and activities under section 1474 of this title.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1990 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–380 applicable to incidents occurring after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101–380, set out as an
Effective Date
note under section 2701 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1486
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102