United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 33. NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
Chapter 40. OIL POLLUTION |
SubChapter I. OIL POLLUTION LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION |
§ 2710. Indemnification agreements
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(a) Agreements not prohibited Nothing in this Act prohibits any agreement to insure, hold harmless, or indemnify a party to such agreement for any liability under this Act.
(b) Liability not transferred No indemnification, hold harmless, or similar agreement or conveyance shall be effective to transfer liability imposed under this Act from a responsible party or from any person who may be liable for an incident under this Act to any other person.
(c) Relationship to other causes of action Nothing in this Act, including the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, bars a cause of action that a responsible party subject to liability under this Act, or a guarantor, has or would have, by reason of subrogation or otherwise, against any person.
References In Text
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 101–380,