It made vessels strictly liable for clean-up costs incurred by the government unless the owner proved that the spill was solely a result of an Act of God, an act of war, an act or omission of a third party, or negligence by the federal government.

• 它规定输油船主有责任严格赔偿政府清理油污的费用，除非船主能够证明该事故纯粹是由不可抗拒力、战争、第三方的行为或疏忽，或者联邦政府的疏忽所造成的。