33 USC § 2737 - Limitation

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s2737"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 2737 - Limitation"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2737"
section_name: "Limitation"
chapter_number: 40
chapter_name: "OIL POLLUTION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–380, title V, § 5007, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 554.)"
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# § 2737. Limitation

March 22, 1989

Notwithstanding any other law, tank vessels that have spilled more than 1,000,000 gallons of oil into the marine environment after , are prohibited from operating on the navigable waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–380, title V, § 5007, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 554.)