DESTRUCTION OR LOSS OF, OR INJURY TO, SANCTUARY RESOURCES.

SEC. 2110. DESTRUCTION OR LOSS OF, OR INJURY TO, SANCTUARY RESOURCES. (a) Liability for Interest.— Section 312(a)(1) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1443(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows: “(1) Liability to United States.— Any person who destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any sanctuary resource is liable to the United States for an amount equal to the sum of— 106 STAT. 5046 “(A) the amount of response costs and damages resulting from the destruction, loss, or injury; and “(B) interest on that amount calculated in the manner described under section 1005 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.”. (b) Liability in Rem.— Section 312(a)(2) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1443(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “The amount of that liability shall constitute a maritime lien on the vessel and may be recovered in an action in rem in any district court of the United States that has jurisdiction over the vessel.”. (c) Limits to Liability.— Section 312(a) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1443(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) Limits to Liability.— Nothing in sections 4281–4289 of the Revised Statutes of the United States or section 3 of the Act of February 13, 1893, shall limit the liability of any person under this title.”. (d) Response Actions.— Section 312(b)(1) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1443(b)(1)) is amended by inserting “or authorize” of “undertake”. (e) Use of Recovered Amounts.— Section 312(d) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1443(d)) is amended in paragraph (3), as redesignated by this Act, by inserting “the court decree or settlement agreement and” after “in accordance with”.