According to Mark Levin, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 gives the Obama administration all the power it needs to completely take over this oil spill, despite what the administration has been saying. He contends that they aren’t taking it over because they don’t have a clue what to do.
The first part is a bit tedious because Levin is reading the relevant (short) sections that give the administration the authority he describes. Stick with it, it’s important: