removal costs
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
“removal costs” means—
(A) the costs of removal of oil or a hazardous substance that are incurred after it is discharged; and
(B) in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate that threat;
Source
- 1998–present33 U.S.C. § 1321Navigation and Navigable Waters · Oil and hazardous substance liability · in this section
“removal costs” means—
(A) the costs of removal of oil or a hazardous substance that are incurred after it is discharged; and
(B) in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate that threat; and
Source
- 2004–201233 U.S.C. § 1321Navigation and Navigable Waters · Oil and hazardous substance liability · in this section
“removal costs” means the costs of removal that are incurred after a discharge of oil has occurred or, in any case in which there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from such an incident;
Source
- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 2701Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · in this section