OCSLA amendments of 1978 established liability for clean-up costs and damages resulting from OCS activities and created the Offshore Oil Spill Pollution Fund.

• 《外大陆架土地法案》1987车修正案规定了对清理费用和对由外大陆架活动造成的损害进行赔偿的金额，并建立了“近海石油泄漏污染基金”。