Chapter 40
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991

Sections

40.001
Short Title
40.002
Policy
40.003
Definitions
40.004
Administration of Oil Spill Response and Cleanup
40.005
Administration of Hazardous Substance Spill Response and Cleanup
40.007
General Powers and Duties
40.008
Railroad Commission Authority
40.051
Notification
40.052
Hazardous Substances Discharges
40.101
Notification and Response
40.102
Response Coordination
40.103
Assistance and Compensation
40.104
Qualified Immunity for Response Actions
40.105
Equipment and Personnel
40.106
Refusal to Cooperate
40.107
Natural Resources Damages
40.108
Derelict Vessels and Structures
40.109
Registration of Terminal Facilities
40.110
General Terms
40.111
Information
40.112
Issuance
40.113
Suspension
40.114
Contingency Plans for Vessels
40.116
Audits, Inspections, and Drills
40.117
Regulations
40.151
Coastal Protection Fund
40.152
Use of Fund
40.153
Reimbursement of Fund
40.154
Coastal Protection Fee; Administrative Costs
40.155
Determination of Fee
40.156
Administration of Fee
40.157
Liability of the Fund
40.158
Exceptions to Liability
40.159
Claims from Discharges of Oil
40.160
Payment of Awards
40.161
Reimbursement of Fund
40.162
Awards Exceeding Fund
40.201
Financial Responsibility
40.202
Response Costs and Damages Liability
40.203
Liability for Natural Resources Damages
40.204
Defenses
40.205
Third Parties
40.251
Penalties
40.252
Administrative Penalties
40.253
Cumulative Enforcement
40.254
Orders and Hearings
40.255
Actions
40.256
Individual Cause of Action
40.257
Venue
40.258
Federal Law
40.301
Interstate Compacts
40.302
Institutions of Higher Education
40.304
Small Spill Education Program