1.This Act may be cited as the
Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and
Protection on the Delta Act
.
2.Accelerated revenue
sharing to promote coastal resiliency among gulf producing States
(a)Definition of
qualified outer continental shelf revenuesSection 102(9) of the
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law
109–432) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the
following:
(A)The term qualified outer Continental Shelf
revenues
means, for fiscal year 2007 and each fiscal year thereafter,
all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the
United States from leases entered into on or after the date of enactment of
this Act for—
(i)the 181
Area;
(ii)the 181 South
Area; and
(iii)the 2002–2007
planning
area.
.
(b)Allocation
among gulf producing statesSection 105 of the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note; Public Law 109–432) is
amended—
(1)by striking
subsection (b) and inserting the following:
(b)Allocation
among gulf producing States for fiscal years 2010 and thereafter
(1)Subject to the provisions of this subsection, for fiscal
year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount made available under
subsection (a)(2)(A) from a covered lease described in paragraph (2) shall be
allocated to each Gulf producing State in amounts that are inversely
proportional to the respective distances between the point on the coastline of
each Gulf producing State that is closest to the geographic center of each
historical lease site and the geographic center of the historical lease site,
as determined by the Secretary.
(2)A covered lease referred to in paragraph (1) means a lease
entered into for—
(A)the 2002–2007
planning area;
(B)the 181 Area;
or
(C)the 180 South
Area.
(3)The amount allocated to a Gulf producing State each
fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be at least 10 percent of the amounts
available under subsection (a)(2)(A).
(4)
(A)Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes of this
subsection, the historical lease sites in the 2002–2007 planning area shall
include all leases entered into by the Secretary for an area in the Gulf of
Mexico during the period beginning on October 1, 1982 (or an earlier date if
practicable, as determined by the Secretary), and ending on December 31,
2015.
(B)Effective
January 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, the ending date described in
subparagraph (A) shall be extended for an additional 5 calendar years.
(5)Payments to
coastal political subdivisions
(A)The Secretary shall pay 20 percent of the allocable share
of each Gulf producing State, as determined under paragraphs (1) and (3), to
the coastal political subdivisions of the Gulf producing State.
(B)The
amount paid by the Secretary to coastal political subdivisions shall be
allocated to each coastal political subdivision in accordance with
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) of section 31(b)(4) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1356a(b)(4)).
;
and
(2)by striking
subsection (f).
3.Limitation of
moratorium on certain permitting and drilling activities
(a)The moratorium set forth in the decision memorandum of
the Secretary of the Interior entitled Decision memorandum regarding the
suspension of certain offshore permitting and drilling activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf
and dated July 12, 2010, and any suspension of
operations issued in connection with the moratorium, shall not apply to an
application for a permit to drill submitted on or after the date of enactment
of this Act if the Secretary determines that the applicant—
(1)has complied with
the notice entitled National Notice to Lessees and Operators of Federal
Oil and Gas Leases, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
dated June 8, 2010
(NTL No. 2010–N05) and the notice entitled National Notice to Lessees
and Operators of Federal Oil and Gas Leases, Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS)
dated June 18, 2010 (NTL No. 2010–N06); and
(2)has completed all
required safety inspections.
(b)Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
Secretary makes a determination that an applicant has complied with paragraphs
(1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), the Secretary shall make a determination
on whether to issue the permit.
(c)No suspension
of considerationNo Federal entity shall suspend the active
consideration of, or preparatory work for, permits required to resume or
advance activities suspended in connection with the moratorium.
(d)Not later than October 31, 2010, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that
describes the status of—
(1)the collection
and analysis of evidence regarding the potential causes of the blowout and
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred
on April 20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment,
including information collected by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and other investigations;
(2)the
implementation of safety reforms described in the May 27, 2010, Department of
the Interior report entitled Increased Safety Measures for Energy
Development on the Outer Continental Shelf
;
(3)the ability of
operators in the Gulf of Mexico to respond effectively to an oil spill in light
of the Deepwater Horizon incident; and
(4)efforts by
industry and the Federal Government to engineer, design, construct, and
assemble wild well intervention and blowout containment resources necessary to
contain an uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons in deep water in the event of
another blowout.
4.Gulf coast
ecosystem restoration
(a)In
this section:
(1)The
term Chair means the Chair of the Task Force appointed under
subsection (f)(3).
(2)The terms Comprehensive Plan means the
comprehensive plan required under subsection (c).
(3)The
term Fund
means the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Fund
established by subsection (b)(2)(A).
(4)The
term Governors means the Governors of each of the States of
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
(5)The term Gulf Coast ecosystem means the
coastal zones, as determined pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
and Mississippi and adjacent State waters and areas of the outer Continental
Shelf, adversely impacted by the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore
drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting
hydrocarbon releases into the environment.
(6)The
term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.
(7)The term Task Force means the Gulf Coast
Ecosystem Restoration Task Force established by subsection (f).
(b)Gulf coast
ecosystem restoration
(1)In accordance with this section, the Chair shall
undertake restoration activities with respect to the Gulf Coast
ecosystem.
(2)Gulf coast
ecosystem restoration fund
(A)There
is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Fund
.
(B)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund amounts equal to not less than 80
percent of any amounts collected by the United States as penalties,
settlements, or fines under sections 309 and 311 of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1319, 1321) in relation to the blowout and explosion of
the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April 20,
2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment.
(C)The Fund shall be available to the Chair for the
conservation, protection, and restoration of the Gulf Coast ecosystem in
accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
(c)
(1)Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and subject to notice and an opportunity for public comment, the Chair
shall develop a proposed comprehensive plan for the purpose of long-term
conservation, flood protection, and restoration of biological integrity,
productivity and ecosystem functions in the Gulf Coast ecosystem.
(2)To the maximum extent practicable, the Chair shall
incorporate any applicable plans previously developed by Federal, State, and
local agencies for the restoration of coastal wetland and other areas of the
Gulf Coast ecosystem.
(d)Critical and
emergency restoration projects and activitiesIf the Chair, in
cooperation with the Governors, determines that a restoration project or
activity will produce independent, immediate, and substantial conservation,
protection, or restoration benefits, and will be consistent with overall
restoration goals, the Chair shall proceed expeditiously with the
implementation of the project or activity, in accordance with laws and
authorities in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
(e)
(1)
(A)The Comprehensive Plan shall include a list of specific
projects to be funded and carried out during the subsequent 3-year
period.
(B)Each
project listed shall be consistent with the strategies identified in the
plan.
(C)In developing the list, the Task Force shall give
priority to—
(i)projects,
programs, and activities authorized by title VII of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1270);
(ii)the goals,
analysis, and design of the comprehensive coastal protection master plan
authorized and defined under Act 8 of the First Extraordinary Session of the
Louisiana State Legislature, 2005;
(iii)projects,
programs, and activities that maximize the beneficial use of dredge material
from Gulf Coast waterways, in coordination with navigation interests;
and
(iv)projects
benefitting the areas that were most adversely impacted by the blowout and
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred
on April 20, 2010, and by the resulting hydrocarbon releases into the
environment.
(D)The
Task Force shall update the list of projects annually.
(2)The
Task Force shall select projects—
(A)based on the best
available science;
(B)without regard to
geographic location; and
(C)with the highest
priority to projects and programs that will achieve the greatest contribution
in—
(i)restoring the
ability of coastal ecosystems to become self-sustaining;
(ii)biological
productivity;
(iii)the
sustainability and protection of the human population from flooding; and
(iv)ecosystem
function in the Gulf of Mexico.
(f)Gulf coast
ecosystem restoration task force
(1)There
is established the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.
(2)The
Task Force shall consist of the following members, or in the case of a Federal
agency, a designee at the level of Assistant Secretary or the
equivalent:
(A)The
Secretary.
(B)The Secretary of
Commerce.
(C)The Secretary of
the Army.
(D)The Attorney
General.
(E)The Secretary of
Homeland Security.
(F)The Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(G)The Commandant of
the Coast Guard.
(H)The Secretary of
Transportation.
(I)The Secretary of
Agriculture.
(J)A representative
of each affected Indian tribe, appointed by the Secretary based on the
recommendations of the tribal chairman.
(K)Two
representatives of each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and
Mississippi, appointed by the Governor of each State, respectively.
(L)Two
representatives of local government within each of the States of Alabama,
Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi, appointed by the Governor of each State,
respectively.
(3)The
Chair of the Task Force shall be a Federal official appointed by the
President.
(4)The Task Force shall—
(A)consult with, and
provide recommendations to, the Chair during development of the Comprehensive
Plan;
(B)coordinate the
development of consistent policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects,
activities, and priorities for addressing the restoration of the Gulf Coast
ecosystem;
(C)establish a Gulf
Coast-based working group to include representatives of members of the Task
Force and other local agencies and representatives as appropriate for purposes
of recommending, coordinating, and implementing policies, programs, activities,
and projects to accomplish Gulf Coast ecosystem restoration;
(D)coordinate
scientific and other research associated with restoration of the Gulf Coast
ecosystem;
(E)prepare an
integrated financial plan and coordinated budget requests for the funds
proposed to be expended by the agencies represented on the Task Force;
and
(F)submit an annual
report to Congress that summarizes the activities of the Task Force and the
policies, plans, activities, and projects for restoration of the Gulf Coast
ecosystem.
(5)Application of
the Federal advisory committee actThe Task Force and the working
group established under paragraph (4)(C) shall not be considered advisory
committees under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
5.Modifications to
Louisiana Coastal Area ProgramSection 7006 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1277) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
(f)Advance
construction and modificationsNotwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary—
(1)may construct any
project under this section to address the impacts of the blowout and explosion
of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April
20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment; and
(2)after
consultation with the affected States, shall carry out any modifications to the
projects that are necessary to address those
impacts.
.
6.Removal of
limits on liability for offshore facilities
(a)Section 1004(a)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2704(a)(3)) is amended by striking plus $75,000,000
and
inserting and the liability of the responsible party determined in
accordance with section 1002
.
(b)The
amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to each claim or action
that—
(1)is brought within
the period applicable to the claim or action; and
(2)(A)is pending on the date
of enactment of this Act; or
(B)arises from events occurring during
the period beginning on April 15, 2010, and ending on that date of
enactment.
7.Offshore
Facilities Oil Spill Mutual Insurance Fund
(a)Definition of
insurance fundSection 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1331) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(r)The term Insurance Fund means the Offshore
Facilities Oil Spill Mutual Insurance Fund established under section
32.
.
(b)Suspension of
activities under a leaseSection 5(a)(1) of the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1334(a)(1)) is amended—
(1)by striking
, or (B) if
and inserting , (B) if the lessee fails to
make full, timely premium payments to the Insurance Fund as required by the
terms of a lease or as otherwise required by law, or (C) if
; and
(2)by striking
clause (A) or (B)
and inserting subparagraph (A), (B), or
(C)
.
(c)Section 8(b) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(b)) is amended—
(1)by redesignating
paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
(2)in paragraph (6),
by striking and
at the end; and
(3)by inserting
after paragraph (6) the following:
(7)include as a
condition of a lease issued, extended, or renewed after the date of enactment
of the Offshore Facilities Oil Spill Mutual Insurance Fund Act of 2010 a
requirement that the lessee shall pay all Insurance Fund premiums in accordance
with section 32;
and
.
(d)Establishment
of insurance fundThe Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
32.Offshore
Facilities Oil Spill Mutual Insurance Fund
(a)In
this section:
(1)The
term Board means the Offshore Facilities Oil Spill Mutual
Insurance Fund Oversight Board established under subsection (c)(2).
(2)The term deepwater lease means an oil or gas
lease issued under this Act on submerged land of the outer Continental Shelf
for drilling beneath navigable waters of the United States located more than
500 feet below the water surface.
(3)The
term Director means the Independent Director of the Insurance Fund
selected under subsection (c)(1).
(4)The
term incident has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701).
(5)The
term Insured means a person who has fully paid all premiums
required under this section.
(6)
(A)The term other claims means all claims
arising out of an incident that are not covered by the Oil Pollution Act of
1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
(B)The
term other claims includes claims under other laws that are
preserved by section 1018 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2718).
(C)The
term other claims excludes removal costs, punitive damages, or
civil penalties.
(7)The term responsible party has the meaning
given the term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2701).
(8)The term shallow water lease means an oil and
gas lease authorized by this Act on submerged land of the outer Continental
Shelf for drilling beneath navigable waters of the United States located up to
500 feet below the water surface.
(b)
(1)Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of
this section, there shall be established a fund to be known as the
Offshore Facilities Oil Spill Mutual Insurance Fund
.
(2)The
Insurance Fund shall be credited with—
(A)any premiums
collected under subsection (d); and
(B)any investment
income earned under subsection (e).
(3)Beginning on July 1, 2012, the Insurance Fund
shall at all times maintain a balance of not less than $2,000,000,000.
(4)
(A)Amounts in the Insurance Fund shall be available to the
Director to adjust and pay damages and other claims asserted against an Insured
who is a responsible party for an incident that occurs after the date of
enactment of this section at an offshore facility (other than a deepwater port
or pipeline).
(B)A
payment from the Insurance Fund under subparagraph (A) shall be—
(i)subject to the
per incident deductible and per incident limits described in subparagraph (C);
and
(ii)made without
regard to the fault of the Insured.
(C)Per incident
deductible and recovery from insurance fund
(i)The per incident deductible of damages and other claims
to be paid by an Insured responsible party without recovery from the Insurance
Fund shall be $250,000,000.
(ii)The
per incident limit on recovery by an Insured responsible party for damages and
other claims from the Insurance Fund shall be $10,000,000,000.
(D)Adjustment and
resolution of claims
(i)Only Insured responsible parties may submit claims for
damages and other claims to the Insurance Fund for adjustment and
payment.
(ii)The
Insurance Fund—
(I)is not a
responsible party under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);
and
(II)does not
supersede the process under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.) for—
- (aa)presenting
claims to a responsible party or the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; or
- (bb)seeking relief
in court from a responsible party or the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
(c)
(1)
(A)Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this section, the holders of leases issued under this Act in effect on the date
of enactment of this section shall elect an Independent Director of the
Insurance Fund.
(B)
(i)The
Director shall be responsible for deciding disputes concerning premium payments
and calculations of premiums, subject to review only in binding
arbitration.
(ii)The
Director shall hire such staff (including claims adjusters) as are necessary to
carry out this section, consistent with insurance industry practices.
(2)
(A)There is established an Offshore Facility Mutual
Insurance Fund Oversight Board to provide oversight of the Insurance
Fund.
(B)The
Board shall be composed of—
(i)the Secretary of
the Interior;
(ii)the Commandant
of the Coast Guard;
(iii)the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(iv)1 holder of a
lease that is a large, integrated operation, to be selected by the Secretary;
and
(v)1
holder of a lease that is a small operation, to be selected by the
Secretary.
(C)The
Commandant of the Coast Guard shall serve as Chairperson of the Board.
(d)
(1)
(A)The holders of operating and nonoperating deepwater
leases and shallow water leases in effect on the date the initial premiums are
due under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) shall pay into the Insurance
Fund premiums in an amount to be established by the Secretary by
regulation.
(B)The
initial premium payments under subparagraph (A) shall be paid on each
of—
(i)July 1, 2011;
and
(ii)July 1,
2012.
(2)Premium payment
for new leasesFor any new deepwater leases and shallow water
leases issued under this Act after July 1, 2012—
(A)each lessee shall
pay into the Insurance Fund premiums in an amount to be established by the
Secretary by regulation; and
(B)each lessee that
has not previously made initial premium payments under paragraph (1), shall pay
a supplemental premium to the Insurance Fund in an amount to be established by
the Secretary by regulation.
(3)
(A)For each incident, to the extent the damages and other
claims exceeding the per incident deductible under subsection (b)(4)(C)(i)
exceed the value of the Insurance Fund, each lessee shall pay into the
Insurance Fund additional premiums to pay the damages and other claims above
the per incident deductible up to the per incident limit described in
subsection (b)(4)(C)(ii).
(B)The
additional incident premiums paid shall be—
(i)sufficient to
maintain the required minimum balance under subsection (b)(3); and
(ii)calculated and
collected in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary.
(4)Any
person that fails to make a premium payment required under this subsection
shall be subject to the enforcement provisions of sections 23 and 24.
(e)
(1)Except as needed for payments of damages or other claims
or to operate the Insurance Fund, all premium payments deposited in the
Insurance Fund shall be invested for the sole benefit of the Insurance
Fund.
(2)Any
interest or income earned from investments under paragraph (1) shall be
credited to the Insurance Fund in accordance with subsection (b)(2)(B).
(f)Applicability
of other lawsSubject to, and without superseding limitations on
liability in, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) or any
other law that may otherwise apply, the ability of an Insured to recover from
the Insurance Fund does not limit the liability of an Insured as a responsible
party for any damages or other claims, including damages or other claims above
the per incident limit of recovery from the Insurance Fund under subsection
(b)(4)(C)(ii).
.
8.Recovery by
responsible party
(a)Section 1008 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C.
2708) is amended—
(1)in subsection
(a), by striking The responsible party
and inserting
Except as provided in subsection (c), the responsible party
;
and
(2)by adding at the
end the following:
(c)For purposes of an offshore facility (other than a
pipeline or deepwater port), a responsible party may not assert a claim for
recovery of removal costs or damages under section
1013.
.
(b)Section 1004(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph
(2)—
(A)by striking
,,
and inserting a comma; and
(B)by inserting
and
after the semicolon at the end;
(2)by striking
paragraph (3); and
(3)by redesignating
paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
9.Authorization of
uses of the fundSection 7001
of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(f)) is amended by inserting at
the end the following:
(g)Research
development and demonstration program for offshore facilities
(1)Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Interagency Committee shall develop and submit to Congress
a research, development, and demonstration program for offshore oil facilities
(referred to in this subsection as the Program
).
(2)The
purpose of the Program shall be to provide for research, development, and
demonstration of innovative technology to prevent or mitigate oil discharge
from offshore oil facilities.
(3)The
Interagency Committee shall develop the Program with input from the public
through public meetings and after providing public notice and a draft program
and an opportunity for written comment.
(4)Authorization
of appropriationsSubject to the availability of appropriations,
the Interagency Committee shall use not to exceed $15,000,000 of amounts in the
Fund for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015 to carry out this
subsection.
.
10.Oil spill
claims assistance and recovery
(a)Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 (42 U.S.C. 3147) the
following:
208.Oil spill
claims assistance and recovery
(a)Establishment
of grant programThe Secretary shall establish a grant program to
provide to eligible (as determined by the Secretary) organizations technical
assistance grants for use in assisting individuals and businesses affected by
the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (referred to in this
section as the oil spill
).
(b)An
organization that seeks to receive a grant under this section shall submit to
the Secretary an application for the grant at such time, in such form, and
containing such information as the Secretary shall require.
(c)
(1)Funds from a grant provided under this section may be
used by an eligible organization—
(A)to
support—
(i)education;
(ii)outreach;
(iii)intake;
(iv)language
services;
(v)accounting
services;
(vi)legal services
offered pro bono or by a nonprofit organization;
(vii)damage
assessments;
(viii)economic loss
analysis;
(ix)collecting and
preparing documentation; and
(x)assistance in the
preparation and filing of claims or appeals;
(B)to provide
assistance to individuals or businesses seeking assistance from or
under—
(i)a
party responsible for the oil spill;
(ii)the Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund;
(iii)an insurance
policy; or
(iv)any other
program administered by the Federal Government or a State or local
government;
(C)to pay for
salaries, training, and appropriate expenses relating to the purchase or lease
of property to support operations, equipment (including computers and
telecommunications), and travel expenses;
(D)to assist other
organizations in—
(i)assisting
specific business sectors;
(ii)providing
services;
(iii)assisting
specific jurisdictions; or
(iv)otherwise
supporting operations; and
(E)to establish an
advisory board of service providers and technical experts—
(i)to monitor the
claims process relating to the oil spill; and
(ii)to provide
recommendations to the parties responsible for the oil spill, the National
Pollution Funds Center, other appropriate agencies, and Congress to improve
fairness and efficiency in the claims process.
(2)Prohibition on
use of fundsFunds from a grant provided under this section may
not be used to provide compensation for damages or removal costs relating to
the oil spill.
(d)
(1)Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the
Restoring Ecosystem Sustainability and Protection on the Delta Act, the
Secretary shall provide grants under this section.
(2)The Secretary is encouraged to consider
applications for grants under this section from organizations that have
established networks with affected business sectors, including—
(A)the fishery and
aquaculture industries;
(B)the restaurant,
grocery, food processing, and food delivery industries; and
(C)the hotel and
tourism industries.
(3)Not
later than 30 days after the date on which an eligible organization receives a
grant under this section, the Director of the National Pollution Funds Center
and the parties responsible for the oil spill shall provide training to the
organization regarding the applicable rules and procedures for the claims
process relating to the oil spill.
(4)Funds from a grant provided under this section shall be
available until the later of, as determined by the Secretary—
(A)the date that is
6 years after the date on which the oil spill occurred; and
(B)the date on which
all claims relating to the oil spill have been satisfied.
(e)Authorization
of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this section
$20,000,000.
.
(b)The table of contents of the Public Works and Economic
Development Administration Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. prec. 3121) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 207 the following:
Sec. 208. Oil spill claims
assistance and
recovery.
.