42 U.S.C. § 9672 : US Code - Section 9672: State laws; scope of subchapter

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9672 : US Code - Section 9672: State laws; scope of subchapter

(a) State laws
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect either
the tort law or the law governing the interpretation of insurance
contracts of any State. The definitions of pollution liability and
pollution liability insurance under any State law shall not be
applied for the purposes of this subchapter, including recognition
or qualification of risk retention groups or purchasing groups.
(b) Scope of subchapter
The authority to offer or to provide insurance under this
subchapter shall be limited to coverage of pollution liability
risks and this subchapter does not authorize a risk retention group
or purchasing group to provide coverage of any other line of
insurance.