Portland Pipe Line Corp. v. Environmental Improvement Comm'n

ELR Citation: ELR 20616
No(s). 921 (Me. Jun 4, 1973)

The Maine Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Coastal Conveyance Act of 1970, which imposes an annual license fee on operators of oil terminal facilities receiving shipments of oil by sea. The one-half cent per barrel charge, paid into a fund for the containment and cleanup of oil spi...