Dokar Gurbacewar Mai na 1961, 33 USC Babi na 20 §§ 1001-1011, kafa ma'anar shari'a da hani na bakin teku ga masana'antar ruwa ta Amurka. Dokar ta yi amfani da yarjejeniyoyin ƙasa da ƙasa na rigakafin gurbacewar ruwa ta teku, a shekarata 1954. Yarjejeniyar ƙasa da ƙasa ta samar da tanadi don sarrafa fitar da gurɓataccen mai daga jiragen ruwa a tekun.
Majalisar dokokin Amurka ta 87 ta zartar da dokar S. 2187 kuma shugaban Amurka na 35 John F. Kennedy ya zartar a ranar 30 ga Agusta, shekarar 1961.
Yarjejeniyar kasa da kasa don hana gurɓacewar teku ta Oil (OILPOL) taron ƙasa da ƙasa ne da Burtaniya ta shirya a shekarata 1954. An yi taron a London, Ingila daga 26 ga Afrilu, shekarata 1954 zuwa 12 ga Mayu, shekarar 1954. An kira taron na ƙasa da ƙasa don amincewa da zubar da sharar da ke haifar da haɗari ga yanayin tekun .
Yarjejeniyar ƙasa da ƙasa don rigakafin gurɓacewar teku ta hanyar mai, 1954 an rubuta ainihin rubutu cikin Ingilishi da Faransanci . An gyara yarjejeniyar ƙasa da ƙasa ta shekarun 1954 a 1962, 1969, da 1971.
Dokar ta yi koyi da ka'idoji na gaba na Yarjejeniyar Ƙasa da Ƙasa don Kare Gurɓacewar Ruwa ta Oil, a shekarata 1954.
An soke dokar Amurka ta shekarar 1961 ta hanyar kafa dokar hana gurɓacewar ruwa daga jiragen ruwa a ranar 21 ga Oktoba, shekarata 1980.