The signing of the Oil Pollution Control Act of 1990, Public law 101-380, (OPA 90) on August 18, 1990 was a significant … situation with regard to oil spills and oil transport as existed under U.S. law prior to the passage of OPA 90 was untenable and … had to be modified. The question remains, however, as to whether OPA '90 as currently written is the solution that was …