Legal Opinion
Maritrans Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided April 24, 1998No. 96-483 CPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
HODGES, Judge.
I. Introduction
This is a takings case. Plaintiffs allege that 87 of their non-self-propelled tank vessels are effectively “taken” by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), Pub.L. No. 101-380 § 4115,104 Stat. 484.1 23and its implementing regulations. The tankers are being used to transport crude oil and refined petroleum products from port to port in domestic commerce.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 requires that all single-hulled vessels be retrofitted with double hulls to continue in operation or be *791phased out of service according to a retirement schedule that…
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