Public Law 101-380
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Public Law 101-380 is the formal designation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a major U.S. federal law that strengthened regulations and liability for oil spill prevention and response following the Exxon Valdez disaster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 101-380 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T241115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 101-380 Context triple: [Oil Pollution Act of 1990, publicLawNumber, Public Law 101-380]
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Public Law 103-308
Public Law 103-308 is a United States federal law that officially designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those killed in the 1941 attack.
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Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
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Public Law 94-580
Public Law 94-580 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which established a comprehensive framework for managing solid and hazardous waste.
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E.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 101-380 Target entity description: Public Law 101-380 is the formal designation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a major U.S. federal law that strengthened regulations and liability for oil spill prevention and response following the Exxon Valdez disaster.
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A.
Public Law 103-308
Public Law 103-308 is a United States federal law that officially designated December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to honor those killed in the 1941 attack.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 92-500
Public Law 92-500 is the 1972 U.S. federal statute that established the modern Clean Water Act framework for regulating water pollution and protecting the nation’s surface waters.
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D.
Public Law 94-580
Public Law 94-580 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute commonly known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, which established a comprehensive framework for managing solid and hazardous waste.
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E.
Public Law 96-480
Public Law 96-480 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 1980 to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of government-funded research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ oil pollution law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of Transportation
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Interior
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ |
| amends |
Clean Water Act
ⓘ
Federal Water Pollution Control Act ⓘ
linked to:
Clean Water Act
|
| appliesTo |
deepwater ports
ⓘ
offshore oil facilities ⓘ oil tankers ⓘ onshore oil facilities ⓘ pipelines transporting oil ⓘ |
| citation | 104 Stat. 484 ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Title 33 of the United States Code
ⓘ
Title 46 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateSigned | 1990-08-18 ⓘ |
| defines | responsible party for oil spills ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 101st United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes | Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ⓘ |
| fundingMechanism | tax on petroleum and certain oil products ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
ⓘ
linked to:
Oil Pollution Act
|
| hasPublicLawNumber | 101-380 ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle |
Oil Pollution Act of 1990
ⓘ
linked to:
Oil Pollution Act
|
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| keyConcept |
contingency planning for oil spill response
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liability limits for responsible parties subject to exceptions ⓘ natural resource damage assessment ⓘ strict liability for responsible parties for oil spill cleanup costs ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| motivatedByEvent | Exxon Valdez oil spill ⓘ |
| motivatedByEventDate | 1989-03-24 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to prevent and respond to oil spills in navigable waters and shorelines of the United States
ⓘ
to strengthen liability and compensation provisions for oil pollution ⓘ |
| providesFor |
compensation for removal costs and damages from oil spills
ⓘ
federal authority to direct or monitor oil spill response ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
ⓘ
National Contingency Plan ⓘ |
| requires |
area contingency plans for oil spill response
ⓘ
double hulls for certain oil tankers and tank barges ⓘ vessel and facility response plans for oil spills ⓘ |
| sector |
maritime transportation
ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ |
| signedBy | George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| strengthens | federal-state cooperation in oil spill planning and response ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1990 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 101-380 Description of subject: Public Law 101-380 is the formal designation of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, a major U.S. federal law that strengthened regulations and liability for oil spill prevention and response following the Exxon Valdez disaster.
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subject linked to:
Oil Pollution Act