In December 2021, the Ugandan parliament passed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Special Provisions Bill into Ugandan law which governs the country's participation in the estimated US$3.5 billion EACOP construction, operations and maintenance. Uganda's contribution was estimated at US$293 million, of which US$130 million had been paid in advance.A similar law had been passed by the Parliament of Tanzania, in August 2021.
