1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Securing Health for Ocean
Resources and Environment Act
or the SHORE Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oil spill
response, containment, and prevention
Sec. 101. Improvements to National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration oil spill response, containment, and prevention.
Sec. 102. Use of Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for expenses of
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 103. Investment of amounts in Damage Assessment and
Restoration Revolving Fund in interest-bearing obligations.
Sec. 104. Strengthening coastal State oil spill planning and
response.
Sec. 105. Gulf of Mexico long-term marine environmental
monitoring and research program.
Sec. 106. Arctic research and action to conduct oil spill
prevention.
TITLE II—Improving Coast Guard response and inspection
capacity
Sec. 201. Secretary defined.
Sec. 202. Arctic maritime readiness and oil spill
prevention.
Sec. 203. Response plan update requirement.
Sec. 204. Advance planning and prompt decisionmaking in closing
and reopening fishing grounds.
Sec. 205. Oil spill technology evaluation.
Sec. 206. Coast Guard inspections.
Sec. 207. Certificate of inspection requirements.
Sec. 208. Navigational measures for protection of natural
resources.
Sec. 209. Notice to States of bulk oil transfers.
Sec. 210. Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens Advisory
Council.
Sec. 211. Vessel liability.
Sec. 212. Coast Guard research and development.
Sec. 213. Prompt intergovernmental notice of marine
casualties.
Sec. 214. Prompt publication of oil spill
information.
TITLE III—Other matters relating to oil spills
Sec. 301. Coordination of Federal and State activities with
respect to oil spill surveys.
Sec. 302. Coordination between National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Coast Guard, and Department of Interior on oil spill
matters.
Sec. 303. Federal Oil Spill Research Committee.
<enum>I</enum><header>National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration oil spill response, containment, and
prevention</header>
<section id="H8F4E6D42262E45C293F3DC3063541259"><enum>101.</enum><header>Improvements to
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oil spill response,
containment, and prevention</header>
<subsection id="H40CD0596A8284485BA5E3099B2D168CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review of
ability of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration To respond to oil
spills</header>
<paragraph id="H2CC66051A56540BDBFE45C564F97CB31"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive
review required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere shall conduct a comprehensive review of the current
capacity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to respond to
oil spills.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBFAA294A3D9E4F10B79B70CF3324527F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>The
review conducted under paragraph (1) shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H77E43B6C56C34E7E85E4FE0F7557A5D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A comparison of
oil spill modeling requirements with the state-of-the-art oil spill modeling
with respect to near shore and offshore areas.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H238DD31A0A844C80B07BAA268B780910"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Development of
recommendations on priorities for improving forecasting of oil spill,
trajectories, and impacts.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2811C2E6A0C40D5A8B9A9AFC0470C3E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An inventory of
the products and tools of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
that can aid in assessment of the potential risk and impacts of oil spills.
Such products and tools may include environmental sensitivity index maps, the
United States Integrated Ocean Observing System, and oil spill trajectory
models.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAA52D338BF5493590FA3072B79504A9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An identification
of the baseline oceanographic and climate data required to support state of the
art modeling.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H16DA19B47BD8422EA94BEC59B3022708"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assessment of
the Administration's ability to respond to the effects of an oil spill on its
trust resources, including—</text>
<clause id="H8F63285959234122A48B3812EF39AC24"><enum>(i)</enum><text>marine
sanctuaries, monuments, and other protected areas; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1B48D0E9944A4CD788B876DB9ACC090F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>marine mammals,
sea turtles, and other protected species, and efforts to rehabilitate such
species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H038C667AA2304E66A1F913748F47D1B4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the review required by
paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such
review, including the findings of the Under Secretary with respect to such
review.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H426EE5C9D7BA40E083E0D306C8663CAC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Oil spill
trajectory modeling</header><text>The Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere
shall be responsible for developing and maintaining oil spill trajectory
modeling capabilities for the United States, including taking such actions as
may be required by subsections (c) through (g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H47EBF2DE6F1644A8B1F75DB242903276"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental
Sensitivity Index</header>
<paragraph id="H19DF5C45310B43A1BC47D7F4150E90E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Update</header><text>Beginning
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not
less frequently than once every 7 years thereafter, the Under Secretary shall
update the environmental sensitivity index products of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area of the United States and for
each offshore area of the United States that is leased or under consideration
for leasing for offshore energy production.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAED1300E7184E72A5D7BA1437BCF157"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expanded
coverage</header><text>Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Under Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
create an environmental sensitivity index product for each area described in
paragraph (1) for which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration did
not have an environmental sensitivity index product on the day before the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0487F19C2C7741EA8CE4215DEEE2DCFF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental
sensitivity index product defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>environmental sensitivity index product</term> means a map or similar
tool that is utilized to identify sensitive shoreline, coastal or offshore,
resources prior to an oil spill event in order to set baseline priorities for
protection and plan cleanup strategies, typically including information
relating to shoreline type, biological resources, and human use
resources.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H72257AD1FF6141578E6AC17A1377AAD9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Subsea
hydrocarbon review</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive review
of the current state of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
monitor, map, and track subsea hydrocarbons, including a review of the effect
of subsea hydrocarbons and dispersants at varying concentrations on living
marine resources.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC154032A779545B1AA4E923875FCEA76"><enum>(e)</enum><header>National
Information Center on oil spills</header><text>The Under Secretary shall
establish a national information center on oil spills that—</text>
<paragraph id="H4787854E03DD43A1B55E2E5235FC16D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>includes
scientific information and research on oil spill preparedness, response, and
restoration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H739BFBEFD3F945E5A825E7274989CC0C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serves as a single
access point for emergency responders for such scientific data; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CF1A89544C7472784CE1B6996ACA736"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides outreach
and utilizes communication mechanisms to inform partners, the public, and local
communities about the availability of oil spill preparedness, prevention,
response, and restoration information and services and otherwise improves
public understanding and minimizes impacts of oil spills.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3AD6162F45BC4012917F28D91E8CACC3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Initiative on
oil spills from aging and abandoned oil infrastructure</header><text>Not later
than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary
shall establish an initiative—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2B32F417574426C8E1A7D97B4F6DAED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to determine the
significance, response, frequency, size, potential fate, and potential effects,
including those on sensitive habitats, of oil spills resulting from aging and
abandoned oil infrastructure; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF29123887DA147598DF0A96C16ACB089"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to formulate
recommendations on how best to address such spills.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB8CD1614FB7D4E78BF2D4280FC906ECC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Inventory of
offshore abandoned or sunken vessels</header><text>Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall develop
an inventory of offshore abandoned or sunken vessels in the exclusive economic
zone of the United States and identify priorities (based on amount of oil,
feasibility of oil recovery, fate and effects of oil if released, and
cost-benefit of preemptive action) for potential preemptive removal of oil or
other actions that may be effective to mitigate the risk of oil spills from
offshore abandoned or sunken vessels.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HE027E962EC1B46ECAF909C8DB1CBC86A"><enum>102.</enum><header>Use of Oil
Spill Liability Trust Fund for expenses of National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0C3DEDC380B43BABBC37EA6639579DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through
(D) as subparagraphs (D) through (F), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC862F65CF2B43BA8F11FEA068774F74"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H236E517BE1E6478B8487CFDB140382A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than
$25,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be available to the Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere without further appropriation for expenses incurred by,
and activities related to, preparedness, response, restoration, and damage
assessment capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA8CF4271C74E4CB882466A75BB277CCA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not more than
$20,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be available to the Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere for the research and development of technologies
identified by the Office of Response and Restoration of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration as beneficial for prevention, removal, and
enforcement related to oil
discharges;</text>
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</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38887C12C8A044E08EA82749769633D4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Investment of
amounts in Damage Assessment and Restoration Revolving Fund in interest-bearing
obligations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of
the Treasury shall invest such a portion of the amounts in the Damage
Assessment and Restoration Revolving Fund described in title I of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act of 1991 (33 U.S.C. 2706 note) as is not required to
meet current withdrawals, as determined by the Secretary, in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States in accordance with section 9602 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</section><section id="H9C9FF27D4924445A93624A1989A476D3"><enum>104.</enum><header>Strengthening
coastal State oil spill planning and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) is amended adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
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<section id="HFCAF0350A2CA4FC0AFC6CA2310A88C99"><enum>320.</enum><header>Strengthening
coastal State oil spill response and planning</header>
<subsection id="H3216FEC89C3341ECA1C9DE9A744DDA7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grants to
States</header><text>The Secretary may make grants to eligible coastal
states—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6EE029A6D9F4CA0865EE323ECF027B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to revise
management programs approved under section 306 and National Estuarine Research
Reserves approved under section 315 to identify and implement new enforceable
policies and procedures to ensure sufficient response capabilities at the State
level to address the environmental, economic and social impacts of oil spills
or other accidents resulting from Outer Continental Shelf energy activities
with the potential to affect and land or water use or natural resource of the
coastal zone; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H769ADE15AA83444B97E2ED8E0D16EF93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to review and
revise where necessary applicable enforceable policies within approved coastal
State management programs affecting coastal energy activities and energy to
ensure that these policies are consistent with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H367142F6A90B4516B532A5E082E5C27E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>other emergency
response plans and policies developed under Federal or State law; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF068748C3BD49D98640617A4A745D58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new policies and
procedures developed under paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA35B9AFDFAE5487C9D6D32EAF942BF38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements</header><text>New
enforceable policies and procedures developed by coastal states with grants
awarded under this section shall consider, but not be limited to—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB5F1DA4C7BC49F49D3ED530580B1888"><enum>(1)</enum><text>other existing
emergency response plans, procedures and enforceable policies developed under
other Federal or State law that affect the coastal zone;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC9B39A2501174CD086D494DAD63E2388"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identification of
critical infrastructure essential to facilitate spill or accident response
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDA3AD7DFA1164766A68219B3FFD6453E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identification of
coordination, logistics and communication networks between Federal and State
government agencies, and between State agencies and affected local communities,
to ensure the efficient and timely dissemination of data and other
information;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCFE582AA873B4FDFB44B5A865E3EC69C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>inventories of
shore locations and infrastructure and equipment necessary to respond to oil
spills or other accidents resulting from Outer Continental Shelf energy
activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H260E81DAD81142A88AA5AAF9B20ACFC4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>identification and
characterization of significant or sensitive marine ecosystems or other areas
possessing important conservation, recreational, ecological, historic, or
aesthetic values;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H004DA83DCD494231A6A5C4BDB3F16613"><enum>(6)</enum><text>inventories and
surveys of shore locations and infrastructure capable of supporting alternative
energy development; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC69B4AB2B1FE476886DB7FB366331331"><enum>(7)</enum><text>other information
or actions as may be necessary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C878539F804468EB7AEEB0D5B8C78F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>The
Secretary shall, within 180 days after the date of enactment of this section
and after consultation with the coastal states, publish guidelines for the
application for and use of grants under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5F6BB81AA0364F98A877BE5330FD60BE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>Coastal
states shall provide opportunity for public participation in developing new
enforceable policies and procedures under this section pursuant to subsections
(d)(1) of (e) of section 306, especially by relevant Federal agencies, other
coastal state agencies, local governments, regional organizations, port
authorities, and other interested parties and stakeholders, public and private,
that are related to, or affected by Outer Continental Shelf energy
activities.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4F00D3754A5460792BAB13BD07246B2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual
grants</header>
<paragraph id="H63290C15942D49F7A975511B350BBB55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016, the Secretary
may make a grant to a coastal state to develop new enforceable policies and
procedures as required under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H24FB19B59CA345279CBC42778B50C87A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Grant amounts
and limit on awards</header><text>The amount of any grant to any one coastal
state under this section shall not exceed $750,000 for any fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H551B39CD1E724A4B9FEA60219C92DAC3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No state
matching contribution required</header><text>A coastal state shall not be
required to contribute any portion of the cost of a grant awarded under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H551162AE11E04CA799EB91C962EF6176"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretarial
review and limit on awards</header><text>After an initial grant is made to a
coastal state under this section, no subsequent grant may be made to that
coastal state under this section unless the Secretary finds that the coastal
state is satisfactorily developing revisions to address offshore energy
impacts. No coastal state is eligible to receive grants under this section for
more than 2 fiscal years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H09A8D843FEAF49BF97F0402950D56AAF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The
requirements of this section shall only apply if appropriations are provided to
the Secretary to make grants under this section to enable States to develop new
or revised enforceable policies and procedures. Further, this section shall not
be construed to convey any new authority to any coastal state, or repeal or
supersede any existing authority of any coastal state, to regulate the siting,
licensing, leasing, or permitting of alternative energy facilities in areas of
the Outer Continental Shelf under the administration of the Federal Government.
Nothing in this section repeals or supersedes any existing coastal state
authority.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H27EFE4DA76454C3EBA72A575966068FB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Assistance by
the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall, as authorized under section
310(a) and to the extent practicable, make available to coastal states the
resources and capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to provide technical assistance to the coastal states to prepare
revisions to approved management programs to meet the requirements under this
section.</text>
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</section><section id="H30D154B1D56948598E86FBEBCF687BD1"><enum>105.</enum><header>Gulf of Mexico
long-term marine environmental monitoring and research program</header>
<subsection id="H13CFA5D940BB4E208C24F33B02783FF0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Environmental
monitoring and research program required</header>
<paragraph id="HDBC92CEEEE0B4ABBA54D163D1F9EC14D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of
this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations or other sources of
funding, the Secretary shall, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and
Atmosphere, establish and carry out a long-term marine environmental monitoring
and research program for the marine and coastal environment of the Gulf of
Mexico to ensure that the Federal Government has independent, peer-reviewed
scientific data and information to assess long-term direct and indirect impacts
on trust resources located in the Gulf of Mexico and Southeast region resulting
from the oil spill caused by the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater
Horizon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA83901679E66470CABCADD38BA52BD67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Period of
program</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the program required by
paragraph (1) during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the
commencement of the program. The Secretary may extend such period upon a
determination by the Secretary that additional monitoring and research is
warranted.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9A7500C638E44AFB86ADBC06FEE56C91"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope of
program</header><text>The program established under subsection (a) shall
include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H215C9FEABA0F4EC6AC09C602E47E14CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Monitoring and
research of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the
affected marine, coastal, and estuarine areas of the Gulf of Mexico and other
regions of the exclusive economic zone of the United States and adjacent
regions affected by the oil spill caused by the mobile offshore drilling unit
Deepwater Horizon.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93FE415954984DB1BE4BAC5D88FBA586"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The fate,
transport, and persistence of oil released during the spill and spatial
distribution throughout the water column, including in-situ burn
residues.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0970B63EB59D43C1A55C25AEF5DE93AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The fate,
transport, and persistence of chemical dispersants applied in-situ or on
surface waters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0FB2400525584DF4A5083E9724F86F51"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Identification of
lethal and sub-lethal impacts to shellfish, fish, and wildlife resources that
utilize habitats located within the affected region.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BD6BF4511E94F7DA468A4BC25FEE69E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Impacts to
regional, State, and local economies that depend on the natural resources of
the affected area, including commercial and recreational fisheries, tourism,
and other wildlife-dependent recreation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88013C750C7E48FEAD32DC0F0B5AD696"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Other elements
considered necessary by the Secretary to ensure a comprehensive marine research
and monitoring program to comprehend and understand the implications to trust
resources caused by the oil spill from the mobile offshore drilling unit
Deepwater Horizon.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3B33541155B24915942DEC8F40CAEACF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cooperation and
consultation</header><text>In developing the research and monitoring program
established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H51C6F5D4452F4A7C95988EBC8BBA57AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinate with
the United States Geological Survey; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E87266F82C340E8A6FC2F3D19758D1D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult
with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F6A53711A2949B6B5EFECA011A21434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Ocean
Research Leadership Council established under section 7902 of title 10, United
States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H301E37B7ECDC4527A26096DE77D41C21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such
representatives from the Gulf coast States and affected countries as the
Secretary considers appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA48B931721F34DBC9525A50C8A9CAC07"><enum>(C)</enum><text>academic
institutions and other research organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51917D50A9F24341BAE169CFEABBD43C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other experts
with expertise in long-term environmental monitoring and research of the marine
environment as the Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H17BAC9E2C76C4DB8B7F105ACBC7E0E9B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of
data</header><text>Upon review by and approval of the Attorney General
regarding impacts on legal claims or litigation involving the United States,
data and information generated through the program established under subsection
(a) shall be managed and archived to ensure that it is accessible and available
to governmental and non-governmental personnel and to the general public for
their use and information.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDA53619307D3439F9D04A38D0A903668"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of the commencement of the program under
subsection (a) and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a comprehensive report—</text>
<paragraph id="H950DB90B830641EBA2977DDC8B72F8A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>summarizing the
activities and findings of the program; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72FD757C6B714BD7AD9CF2C64D9C224E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>detailing areas
and issues requiring future monitoring and research.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1A74FDBA98CD40ADA630D57FBF4701B8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9C3888B25E9B405B8CB9FC5236FCA8BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Gulf coast
State</header><text>The term <term>Gulf coast State</term> means each of the
States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEBD06685419549F39605722C4499ABF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Commerce.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE2CFC998C154B30898DF149ADBBD634"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Trust
resources</header><text>The term <term>trust resources</term> means the living
and non-living natural resources belonging to, managed by, held in trust by,
appertaining to, or otherwise controlled by the United States, any State, an
Indian Tribe, or a local government.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H96C85D00B6FE4D14938D6D5A6F2CBE1C"><enum>106.</enum><header>Arctic research
and action to conduct oil spill prevention</header>
<subsection id="HF981C30941A74DDFA9C1CBD890FAE486"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce shall, acting through the Under
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and in collaboration with the heads of
other agencies or departments of the United States with appropriate Arctic
science expertise, direct research and take action to improve the ability of
the United States to conduct oil spill prevention, response, and recovery in
Arctic waters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H14F0716A2B6442F4B25127C1FDC722E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Research
and action under this section shall include the prioritization of
resources—</text>
<paragraph id="HC105191C0AFF42989D25CE3F45AF6276"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to address—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9763A500437A41729538114AF7569208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ecological
baselines and environmental sensitivity indexes, including stock assessments of
marine mammals and other protected species in the Arctic;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H587FAE89AB934041B517E87F9752DF31"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identification of
ecological important areas, sensitive habitats, and migratory behaviors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FB9D8C16241453E9DB0CBFB6737794C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the development of
oil spill trajectory models in Arctic marine conditions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD1041B13FD73476BA8442294A65BADEE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the collection of
observational data essential for response strategies in the event of an oil
spill during both open water and ice-covered seasons, including data relating
to oil spill trajectory models that include data on—</text>
<clause id="H96E97AB0FD4841638E919C940242363C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>currents;</text>
</clause><clause id="H244FBAE702E14A1E8D7D674F921BEB1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>winds;</text>
</clause><clause id="H72427E38FFA34ADEA940C448FFCDE324"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>weather;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCC9D8B51CE644455A6C1B2C25114A240"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>waves; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H60779DCBA59444439675432A523E5ECF"><enum>(v)</enum><text>ice
forecasting;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H206110A49F8544DF82CB2B0C94786A42"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the development of
a robust operational monitoring program during the open water and ice-covered
seasons;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EA9B93F48D94E2B8B6962FEC61B83EE"><enum>(F)</enum><text>improvements in
technologies and understanding of cold water oil recovery planning and
restoration implementation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBAF794D7296843E9856CB76A15DE27DE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the integration of
local and traditional knowledge into oil recovery research studies; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5F151BF485084300BAD9F4B202CCEAB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a
robust geospatial framework for safe navigation and oil spill response through
increased—</text>
<subparagraph id="H010D28F5990042E0AF186A3D7DAFB0CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hydrographic and
bathymetric surveying, mapping, and navigational charting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76B167A4DCFF4D039E116DAEDD4B4F49"><enum>(B)</enum><text>geodetic
positioning; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90DA2E4320504BAA887284A7E01959D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitoring of
tides, sea levels, and currents in the Arctic.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Improving Coast
Guard response and inspection capacity</header>
<section id="H8F39FC5D459D43AA88D1DCD8B9330067"><enum>201.</enum><header>Secretary
defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, except
as otherwise specifically provided, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the
Secretary of the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating.</text>
</section><section id="HD724216FCDF64D148994F0C8DB578B10"><enum>202.</enum><header>Arctic maritime
readiness and oil spill prevention</header>
<subsection id="HFE6846A0ABA547E99434D79F0FA13C90"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of the
Coast Guard shall assess and take action to reduce the risk and improve the
capability of the United States to respond to a maritime disaster in the United
States Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H156BF2B7582C436FA55E90FE017FDBAA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
addressed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The assessment and
actions referred to in subsection (a) shall include the prioritization of
resources to address the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H90EFC824ED28490EA81DAA68D7FEFF0A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Oil spill
prevention and response capabilities and infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1DB7E243629440DABFF5A3124DA8F3DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The coordination
of contingency plans and agreements with other agencies and departments of the
United States, industry, and foreign governments to respond to an Arctic oil
spill.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H85B5ACD6F5A44461841C5B34D7617ACE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The expansion of
search and rescue capabilities, infrastructure, and logistics, including
improvements of the Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HED2FB4E53FF6434D9BE9A1EC38964C96"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The provisional
designation of places of refuge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD104525C89C74337AC8A9DB7D91BEE7F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The evaluation and
enhancement of navigational infrastructure.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2E9A157EB9CD48FABA1C0DF616D2AF49"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The evaluation and
enhancement of vessel monitoring, tracking, and automated identification
systems and navigational aids and communications infrastructure for safe
navigation and marine accident prevention in the Arctic.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H70A09E0FA3D3428F8C375A9AB2D5DA34"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Shipping traffic
risk assessments for the Bering Strait and the Chukchi and Beaufort
Seas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F411C95BF5B471D901D4027D9357DCB"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The integration of
local and traditional knowledge and concerns into prevention and response
strategies.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0386A29DF7A249DDA22CCD9E19C7A42B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Response plan
update requirement</header>
<subsection id="H530ABB9971D74D94B0F81B51292F7C74"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require all response plans approved
by the Coast Guard under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) to be updated not less often than once every five
years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C374FFA47F1449A99D35D5F87FA626F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Best available
technology</header><text>Each response plan update required by subsection (a)
shall utilize the best commercially available technology and methods to contain
and remove to the maximum extent practicable a worst case discharge (including
a discharge resulting from fire or explosion), and to mitigate or prevent a
substantial threat of such a discharge.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H80BD4A603B0F439FB0B601E1D8D73291"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technology
standards</header><text>The Coast Guard may establish requirements and guidance
for utilizing the best commercially available technology and methods, which
shall be based on performance metrics and standards whenever
practicable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H31EB1CC57E5B47399FC2DED4068B2592"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Resubmission</header><text>Each
update required by subsection (a) shall be considered a significant change
requiring it to be resubmitted for approval by the Coast Guard.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5B2A252D28E742AA878E308E42799F58"><enum>204.</enum><header>Advance
planning and prompt decisionmaking in closing and reopening fishing
grounds</header>
<subsection id="H67A205753ECA4882AF6EC7CAD01A96D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirement that
area contingency plans contain area-Specific protocols and standards</header>
<paragraph id="H7633317FE3584469A612135684857F1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Cooperation with
State and local officials</header><text>Section 311(j)(4)(B)(ii) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)(B)(ii)) is amended by
striking the semicolon after <quote>wildlife</quote> and inserting a comma and
<quote>including advance planning with respect to the closing and reopening of
fishing grounds following an oil spill;</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6447BE749AA94FE8851404948340A0E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Framework</header><text>Section
311(j)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1321(j)(4)(C)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6F8E1DD975F84DA48F9BE10B82E50D07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (vii) and (viii) as clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7D9F41DFCFB94C2A870599A653924523"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (vi) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B6596DC0A4A475F8D8799310E11FF6F" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC5C93AA3766249409156AB4BCB6338FA"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>develop a
framework for advance planning and decisionmaking with respect to the closing
and reopening of fishing grounds following an oil spill, including protocols
and standards for the closing and reopening of fishing
areas;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H663DE84EF1E74630A832A60E63BF0598"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National
guidance</header><text>Section 311(j)(4)(D) of the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(4)(D)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H409D1C5126B447CCA4607C8C54A4623B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (i) by
striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB32A6DF429BC433A8BFB3983383D3B7A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by
striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5130173BDF25401DA3DBC1184A4E29ED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC08C140FCDF492C888AEA4C44061803" style="OLC">
<clause id="H7237E5CD86AB4D3A804593E3B3EB98B6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>acting through
the Commandant of the Coast Guard and in consultation with the Under Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere and any other government entities deemed appropriate,
issue guidance for Area Committees to use in developing a framework for advance
planning and decisionmaking with respect to the closing and reopening of
fishing grounds following an oil spill, which guidance shall include model
protocols and standards for the closing and reopening of fishing
areas.</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H9391B003CC324960BAD6569AB416F6BA"><enum>205.</enum><header>Oil spill
technology evaluation</header>
<subsection id="H5E2FD6926D83436FABC23834A085808D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program for the formal
evaluation and validation of oil pollution containment and removal methods and
technologies.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H703DE81056CF49C4BDA03B4FEBDD923C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
program required by subsection (a) shall establish a process for new methods
and technologies to be submitted, evaluated, and gain validation for use in
spill responses and inclusion in response plans. Following each validation, the
Secretary shall consider whether the method or technology meets a performance
capability warranting designation of a new standard for best available
technology or methods.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE5138D0833140388CF89585C4DD7912"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Technology
clearinghouse</header><text>All technologies and methods validated under this
section shall be included in the comprehensive list of spill removal resources
maintained by the Coast Guard through the National Response Unit.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5166B0280A6F485088F88B304CBF38ED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, the Under Secretary
for Oceans and Atmosphere, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation in carrying out this
section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H737EE4C725434E9794DA1DACE6DDFB7E"><enum>206.</enum><header>Coast Guard
inspections</header>
<subsection id="HB9DCF27081CE46AAB35A2A4F36BE70DD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall increase the frequency and
comprehensiveness of safety inspections of all United States and foreign-flag
tank vessels that enter a United States port or place, including increasing the
frequency and comprehensiveness of inspections of vessel age, hull
configuration, and past violations of any applicable discharge and safety
regulations under United States and international law that may indicate that
the class societies inspecting such vessels may be substandard, and other
factors relevant to the potential risk of an oil spill.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H479D3D23FC9748FE96C5EC66B716479C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Enhanced
verification of structural condition</header><text>The Secretary shall adopt,
as part of the Secretary's inspection requirements for tank vessels, additional
procedures for enhancing the verification of the reported structural condition
of such vessels, taking into account the Condition Assessment Scheme adopted by
the International Maritime Organization by Resolution 94(46) on April 27,
2001.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H0294DE172B7E4667A7FCB9C85EA6FD44"><enum>207.</enum><header>Certificate of
inspection requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Chapter 33 of title 46, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFBF1D2E20EA748F884F6C5ED985DE679"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 3301,
by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF81FC70A499442AE9ABDA6A55446A811" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H980128C0A9E14F0A8A40947106969393"><enum>(16)</enum><text>vessels and other
structures, fixed or floating, including those which dynamically hold position
or are attached to the seabed or subsoil, which are capable of exploring for,
drilling for, developing, or producing oil or
gas.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC43C9FB37B249AD8D167BFBAFEA180D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
3305(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE3B3260E993462FB7C5CA1A2FC1EDEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
subparagraph (E) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H947D3E321DD34ED1918387415896E357" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HA3EF120337DA4690928BCF5610F4167C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>is in a condition
to be operated with safety to life and property, which including the operation
of systems used for the capabilities described in paragraph (16) of section
3301, including—</text>
<clause id="H946CAE87FCFC4820A8AB9E31209546A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>drilling systems,
including risers and blow out preventers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAB2ECC7DEB748829688BB501C45A2B6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>production
systems, if so
equipped;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H740436D7A9EA48C3B6E85C6A02113552"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF8948DDAF5E44692A8F8F3FF2D213386"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A515B73C4F244539724ED4A02E0E38C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H2F8B4DCBC33D4369B900A5A01C750562"><enum>(G)</enum><text>for vessels and
other structures described in paragraph (16) of section 3301 (including the
systems used for the capabilities described in paragraph (16) of section 3301),
complies with the highest classification, certification, rating, and inspection
standards for vessels or structures of the same age and type imposed by—</text>
<clause id="H3B9AB4FED07746CEB34BAF40186863E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the American
Bureau of Shipping; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H80EE946D1BBD453C94E11DF22CC86810"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>another
classification society approved by the Secretary as meeting acceptable
standards for such a society, except that the classification of vessels or
structures under this section by a foreign classification society may be
accepted by the Secretary only—</text>
<subclause id="H07475112204548C5BB287548785DED14"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to the extent that
the government of the foreign country in which the society is headquartered
accepts classification by the American Bureau of Shipping of vessels and
structures used in the offshore exploration, development, and production of oil
and gas in that country; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5E7EF7C64E23487E9F08D6A427698BD9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if the foreign
classification society has offices and maintains records in the United
States.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H32942A60F7C441919072B0040E50E719"><enum>208.</enum><header>Navigational
measures for protection of natural resources</header>
<subsection id="HC040DAC90FC4477A8A31C97E4D213B80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
at-Risk areas</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation
the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall identify areas in waters
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States in which routing or other
navigational measures are warranted to reduce the risk of oil spills and
potential damage to natural resources. In identifying such areas, the
Commandant shall give priority consideration to natural resources of particular
ecological importance or economic importance, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CCD1E30D39C4925803834BFD271057D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>commercial
fisheries;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC152A5DC612F4EFDB4A032AD6206C023"><enum>(2)</enum><text>aquaculture
facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H33B14D48910F4C05A81DD58F2C6CA5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>marine sanctuaries
designated by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B91FE03C2F04AE885FBCD28E55F070A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>estuaries of
national significance designated under section 320 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9320DB115B240A48B5D4FBD069C22C8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>critical habitat,
as defined in section 3(5) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1532(5));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB0FA727B96F64C3C9306E5E1F01B66A2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>estuarine research
reserves within the National Estuarine Research Reserve System established by
section 315 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1461);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4DB4A6778464025B5C3890ECB2564FB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>national parks and
national seashores administered by the National Park Service under the National
Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7DA8FA7B588B4D7F81AA1D7EE35543CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Factors
considered</header><text>In determining whether navigational measures are
warranted for an area under subsection (a), the Commandant and the Under
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere shall consider, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HBC1AFF3AF7E844F7B028F0A6DDEF00B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the frequency of
transits of vessels which are required to prepare a response plan under section
311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D4EAB4C70EE4CA2AF549CAF614367AB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the type and
quantity of oil transported as cargo or fuel;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F86196D8CFC477A98B596DD5F06B397"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the expected
benefits of routing measures in reducing risks of spills;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5E4E52BD2CF4D08BE2E3BE596F93EFE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the costs of such
measures;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBC5CC9B06764984BFF354B66C230DBF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the safety
implications of such measures; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H411709F91BD54F2593A141EFB6BF382A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the nature and
value of the resources to be protected by such measures.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2B3588A2C73447D3810E064FD76C1C54"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Establishment of
routing and other navigational measures</header><text>The Commandant shall
establish such routing or other navigational measures for areas identified
under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A84A3FAC9BB48EBBD62FE69C444EC91"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment of
areas To be avoided</header><text>To the extent that the Commandant and the
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere identify areas in which navigational
measures are warranted for an area under subsection (a), the Secretary and the
Under Secretary shall seek to establish such areas through the International
Maritime Organization or establish comparable areas pursuant to regulations and
in a manner that is consistent with international law.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H004850F916F14774BADEDF157F31893F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Oil shipment
data and report</header>
<paragraph id="H1EDBCDD2AEDC43D3B09623ED6959DAC8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Data
collection</header><text>The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation
with the Chief of Engineers, shall analyze data on oil transported as cargo on
vessels in the navigable waters of the United States, including information
on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC1440D93C1D40C79075D90061206402"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the quantity and
type of oil being transported;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC6467BDA40D42B78EBBF3C6080981B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the vessels used
for such transportation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCDC758D73414030B924F57A7593E94A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the frequency with
which each type of oil is being transported; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H520C133CCC5D414096821E2534B85954"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the point of
origin, transit route, and destination of each such shipment of oil.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H46CF954308FC465C8D21487F17F6A259"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quarterly
report</header>
<subparagraph id="H19159A1F81B347D6AB869EA8CDFE1BC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Requirement for
quarterly report</header><text>The Secretary shall, not less frequently than
once each calendar quarter, submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the
House of Representatives a report on the data collected and analyzed under
paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF914057D8868478CA1E1C0BF525C25B4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Format</header><text>Each
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in a format that
does not disclose information exempted from disclosure.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2201C41C7F384B55BF4869F97C7F5CDF"><enum>209.</enum><header>Notice to
States of bulk oil transfers</header>
<subsection id="H6CDB61F1546A4246899A1A89B97287B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A State may, by law,
require a person to provide notice of 24 hours or more to the State and to the
Coast Guard prior to transferring oil in bulk as cargo in an amount equivalent
to 250 barrels or more to, from, or within a vessel in State waters.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F4F4141204B41AFA514E1C06EC2C6C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coast Guard
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant of
the Coast Guard may assist a State in developing appropriate methodologies for
joint Federal and State notification of an oil transfer described in subsection
(a) to minimize any potential burden to vessels.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HB76285B3808346E29D839A288E698962"><enum>210.</enum><header>Gulf of Mexico
Regional Citizens Advisory Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H869D181C06FA4A399811CC191BC7F980"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subtitle A of title IV of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
is amended by inserting after section 4118 (33 U.S.C. 1203 note) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38757B8008D44AA1B54E793C4F127A48" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H86C095F45AB0429CA482FFE985C9DC6C"><enum>4119.</enum><header>Gulf of Mexico
Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC85AA62FC15D4015BB4FE7EE3B4F4E11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (referred
to in this section as the <term>Council</term>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HE074DB1AEC8A429A8EC9642D90875C46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of voting members and nonvoting members, as
follows:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC9E8071E053F4741B7DD0FF33F6AEF9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Voting
members</header><text>Each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, and Texas shall each have 6 voting members on the Council who
shall be residents of the State and appointed by the Governor of the State from
a list of nominees provided by each of the following interests in the State,
such that each interest in each State is represented by a voting member:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H64B52834CC7B48C38766130307A2D768"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Commercial fin
fish and shellfish industry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H567E9BFB5B224CD687345408524C41D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Charter fishing
industry.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFA806A06D9E1479281EB7E3E1EE376D9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Restaurant, hotel,
and tourism industries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6C015578BDBD4DA6860778B3D4F50B5B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Indigenous peoples
communities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H41FFB93FC4E6490999CAABC356685B3E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Marine and coastal
conservation community.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H92A0DB4D72254D4FA8F6F57F009042F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Incorporated and
unincorporated municipalities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3C25BC90AB0E494DB140235C3077FFC4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonvoting
members</header><text>One ex-officio, nonvoting representative shall be
designated by, and represent, each of the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDE7AB5002D194DAA9F58B296BE5F5C9B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Coast
Guard.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6552A881E8994DD0AE818F9C3BD38A17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H74713F331DB741ABAE57572A6AFA4F9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HCA1F5535BBC649A987E92F641AFB6CAA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H41F418EEBC8F4A1F822C0020DCA3261D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The lead maritime
environmental and natural resources management and enforcement agency from each
of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H685634A66C4B4C2F93BE1CEB7954A0B8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2069F15F6B6C48A9A616062BAD151615"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The voting members of the Council shall be appointed for
a term of 3 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HAC803D5D240249398FA8F69184C322F6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial
appointments</header><text>For the terms of the group of first appointments of
voting members to the Council, a drawing of lots among the appointees shall be
conducted under which—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H50438CDCF6094DAAB0FB492EFDF2A38A"><enum>(A)</enum><text><fraction>1/3</fraction>
of that group shall serve for 3 years;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H70460CEFECAD4FC6ACA6E14324855BC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text><fraction>1/3</fraction>
of that group shall serve for 2 years; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD442BBC7A4B949F8A35593044FF3291E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the remainder of
that group shall serve for 1 year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3FF7865641694B228158AFFE72E2AE2A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duration of
Council</header><text>The duration of the Council shall be throughout the
lifetime of energy development, transportation, and facility removal activities
in the Gulf of Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H60C1E3AE39B046FE816A1D93CCECE21E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H64BEA655DC8A4261919806A52C8B209F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H095D71CEADED4E64B41AA9DFC6ACA3A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>elect a
chairperson;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8421CDAFDA214C65906CC37A076356E5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>select staff;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H72B4F01DE0314DBF848B376EF6AB99E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>make policies with
regard to internal operating procedures.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD5BDB2B530414BD895FED77EE0D0C8E4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Self-governance</header><text>After
the initial organizational meeting hosted by the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating, the Council shall be self-governing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H13FE3DC6A56B4FF2A0EC030F8FFA273C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text>The
Council shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2FAF9CF510404E93B2D11F92512A4541"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct the
operations of the Council in public, to the maximum extent practicable;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HA3DC761DD30A42BFB17777CC346F27CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make the work
products the Council adopts available to the public.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB53FDBAA9D4A4EDFB74AA90FDDF5A6DC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conflicts of
interest</header><text>An individual selected as a voting member of the Council
may not engage in any activity that may conflict with the execution of the
functions or duties of the individual as a Council member.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HC3B0D365313F405CAC8E38024E687847"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H86BF13122D814BE7B90345DDF8A6767D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall, with regard to facilities and tank
vessels in, and on the coast of, the Gulf of Mexico—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB182A9645674FBC92EC0BD451D68D69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with regard to
facilities and tank vessels in, and on the coast of, the Gulf of Mexico—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HE6D50A01B9B5484C82BE77C10CCD6857"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide
comprehensive oversight and monitoring of policies, permits, and regulations
relating to the activities, operation, and maintenance of the facilities and
tank vessels;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HE386FD210C4C4531936CB590D06FB4BA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monitor the
environmental impacts of the operation of the facilities and tank
vessels;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H8B6101AC7ED242CCA2A9F814F8814386"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>monitor oil
spill prevention and response plans, including plans relating to blowout
prevention and response, for the facilities and tank vessels; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCBFD8D7D6408412CB6F025A1ED070BAE"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommend
standards and conditions for regulations intended to ensure the safe and
environmentally sound operation and maintenance of the facilities and tank
vessels;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B0E250C93A147A9A7DAC08F8B6EAB9E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide
recommendations for, and otherwise assist, any oil spill recovery or spill
research institute established for the Gulf of Mexico; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6E15375D903649A7A7C44EBA08765FDD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>conduct such other
activities within the authority and scope of the Council as the Council
considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H18140776C07840A19CC76E5CC3611BFD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Geographic
scope</header><text>The Council shall carry out the duties described in
paragraph (1) in a manner that, to the maximum extent practicable, covers all
activities of facilities and tank vessels occurring in the Gulf of
Mexico.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H1B74787EC9934B9F9D1EE01909108A4F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Standing
committees</header><text>The Council may create standing committees as
necessary to carry out the duties described in subsection (e),
including—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H32EEF6F540A04807AF94BEB337E136BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a scientific and
technical committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB0CAC37357A34E2FB86476565F287630"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an environmental
monitoring committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB381B5D2C31F4509A5EA479FC723F5E7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an oil spill
prevention and response committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF351F0942E0446E9BFA22240CBA5A74F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an offshore
committee for monitoring activities in water that is more than 500 feet in
depth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3C5213E827BC4F239FCE45AA21341501"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a near-shore
committee for monitoring activities in water that is 500 feet or less in
depth;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2BABDF3C5EAA486A984E62F921455D44"><enum>(6)</enum><text>an information and
education committee; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H851B643D64804D0688CC675E218D7962"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a committee on
social impact assessments: prevention, mitigation and response.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF3524E7C03A841E9BF663A5B01922BDF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Temporary
committees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE5DE6483AB4E4C468CD173F64DD25C7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the standing committees authorized to be
created in subsection (f), the Council may create temporary committees as
necessary to carry out the duties of the Council relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EF5102969BE487EB0885BD4C17023F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the blowout and
explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred
on April 20, 2010; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H82719F9F168C444E92C843A6EAC6E525"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the resulting
hydrocarbon releases into the environment, including temporary committees
relating to—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD0EF3DDD027D470DA91A668D8C63A429"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public and
occupational health; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HD2E2F911CD2B45308AA6CEA6D9ED2E3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assessment and
monitoring of environmental, social and economic impacts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H70D7C5C63E3147168A17AB473BA6BA0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Dissolution</header><text>If
a <fraction>2/3</fraction> majority of the Council votes to discontinue
activities relating to the incidents described in paragraph (1), any temporary
committee established under paragraph (1) shall dissolve within 60 days after
the date of the vote.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFECBC6043389414282614514CD0094EF"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Estoppel</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HAA0546226A6B46D0A3F1DE465F97B2B2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall not be liable under Federal or State
law for costs or damages as a result of rendering recommendations under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC7F97B7A2B7746A8B7932653C3DFE1E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice</header><text>Any
advice given by a voting member of the Council, or by a program representative
or agent, shall not be grounds for estopping those interests represented by the
voting Council members from seeking damages or other appropriate relief.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8D439ADD024149C189F45B3693EE7D69"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Information from
Federal agencies and industry</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC1A5D4DF73934A7FBB90F6C142349F55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council may request directly from any Federal agency
(as defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903))
(referred to in this section as a <term>Federal agency</term>) information,
suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H7423F90076FA40DCB97DB372E652E4B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency
cooperation</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0B9622447E7F49218978E6C3B0122C70"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning 180 days after the date of enactment
of this section, each Federal agency shall, with respect to all permits,
site-specific regulations, and other matters governing the activities and
actions within the purview of the Council, consult with the Council prior to
taking substantive action with respect to the permit, site-specific regulation,
or other matter.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0CBCBCFE665544F190853EB6918552E6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
consultation shall be carried out in a manner that enables the Council—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H904C361725AD4EE58AA7D9CDF41D2005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to review the
permit, site-specific regulation, or other matters; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDC363012871C4C48A80BC2361AC68FEF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to make
appropriate recommendations regarding operations, policy, or agency
actions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H94B43473FCE34FB38D8E013169057735"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Emergencies</header><text>Prior
consultation shall not be required under this paragraph if an authorized
Federal agency representative reasonably believes that an emergency exists
requiring action without delay.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF84C3CE5D5754F0B9DCF68C51674EDBE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Information</header><text>Each
Federal agency shall, on the request of the Council, to the extent authorized
by law, furnish information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to
the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6A65A5ABC7804F859AFA05446AC95BA9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Access</header><text>The
Council shall have access to oil and gas industry facilities and records that
are relevant to the proper execution of the duties of the Council under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3A42B54AE8D74312BF4F69A970727CB0"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Council
research</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Council—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEEF8692895964493BF368E5BE35CAB4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may conduct
applicable scientific research; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HF5FAE7CF16184C29A2BCA3DE084E313E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall review
applicable scientific work undertaken by or on behalf of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H934590B869A94A37B5BD04C997906985"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the energy
industry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB683455F33845DDA57B95D2672C0BAB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conservation
community; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H37AE3C98FCB849F28A579B92C1D19F6E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>government
agencies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H7C131D4F8E2E4AE6AA4D58F8062DF867"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Council
recommendations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3A1C1E0445FF41F393FBA67ED2ECDD3F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All recommendations of the Council shall be advisory
only.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4FE44E77EF474C309A69EEB38A45C2E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>If
a government agency, responsible party, or other owner or operator, lessee, or
permittee (referred to in this paragraph as the <term>covered individual or
entity</term>) decides not to accept, or decides to substantially modify before
adoption, a recommendation of the Council, the covered individual or entity
shall provide to the Council, not later than 10 days after the date of the
decision of the covered individual or entity, a written notice of the decision
and a summary of reasons for the rejection or substantial modification of the
recommendation by the covered individual or entity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H8F750D50A39447E9A5CBFE07B3F7D4CE"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Location and
compensation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE74F6D9D1691410FBEB4311F173955E3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Office
locations</header><text>The Council shall establish offices in 1 or more Gulf
States, as the Council determines to be necessary and appropriate to the
operations of the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HFEB2E303C63A433297CF2EB741C36A66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Per diem
authorization</header><text>A member of the Council may not be compensated for
service on the Council, but shall be allowed travel expenses, including per
diem, at a rate established by the Council, not to exceed the rates authorized
for employees of agencies under sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code (except by express authorization of the Council in any case in
which the rates are inadequate to reimburse a member not eligible for travel
rates of the Federal Government).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HEC927D3638FF42038B02539B8E377DB5"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3862EF01310545348C4E6BE2B35EFB87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>GAO
reports</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of establishment of
the Council and every 3 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to the President and Congress a report covering the
operations and expenditures of the Council in carrying out this section,
including any recommendations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H082A4D5F6DE54D65BC345B5A11768A1E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Biennial reports
to Congress</header><text>Every 2 years, the Council shall submit a report to
Congress on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFA12BDE7DFBC474798DFC9FF56E8D9E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the achievement of
safe operations in the Gulf of oil and gas activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3872094CE712433BBCC0D051E4C97132"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on the operations
and expenditures, needs, problems, issues, and recommendations of the
Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H62116F6F556A4EDD9CF4664D25842E42"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual
audits</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H142083CDAD9B46B9A31CEBAA0034D6DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H0F6F58BDFC0F432FBD40BE195E61C1FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>commission an
annual independent financial statement audit by an independent accounting firm;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H58126D89A3CD41B580CB285F35CFAE48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>publish the
results of the audits in a publicly available annual report.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0347EBCC29EA49688D4F5BD97FC5A4F9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Biennial
reports</header><text>The audits shall be incorporated into the reports to
Congress required by paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H3242E800A6FD4560A2EF81D5CAD8865E"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Suits
barred</header><text>No program, association, council, committee, or other
organization created by this section may sue any public or private person or
entity concerning any matter arising under this section other than the
performance of a contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA0A625C951EC461590D807EF6B887C6E"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Operational and
administrative funding</header><text>Owners or operators of tank vessels,
onshore facilities, or offshore facilities, lessees, and permittees in the Gulf
of Mexico shall provide, on an annual basis, an aggregate amount of not more
than $10,000,000, as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the
Coast Guard is operating, that shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5650DAB9520944088C1E4DD3DBEB9782"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide for the
establishment and operation of the Council (including standing committees and
any temporary committees); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78AB204178384F35BAE2056BAC085548"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be adjusted
annually to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index in the Gulf of Mexico
region.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H15B02802D21740B8A2C4A4E08629CE0F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Table of
contents</header><text>The table of contents in section 2 of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. prec. 2701) is amended by adding at the end of the items
relating to title IV the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA70A8D96DC05437BB28A19C0C6D5CF2A" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry idref="H86C095F45AB0429CA482FFE985C9DC6C" level="section">Sec. 4119. Gulf of Mexico Regional Citizens’ Advisory
Council.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HC6B7423421C4479091ECB0FF35148BA7"><enum>211.</enum><header>Vessel
liability</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1004(a) of
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57B5EA26627143DC8879C03811D26F78" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDF65313C431A4FE4B6F5E73CA9D2D227"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for a vessel that
is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6F569DEFDFB3462B82A28F7BB6D35CFF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a tank ship that
is a single-hull vessel, including a single-hull vessel fitted with double
sides only or a double bottom only, $3,300 per gross ton or $93,600,000,
whichever is greater;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H3504A2A857474DDAB347CBFAC4BCF156"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a tank ship that
is a double-hull vessel, $1,900 per gross ton or $16,000,000, whichever is
greater;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H6BB01C5684BC459B87D06A4B9876BE45"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a tank barge that
is a single-hull vessel, including a single-hull vessel fitted with double
sides only or a double bottom only, $7,000 per gross ton or $29,100,000,
whichever is greater; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF63EF7AB212040D39BEB5BD9C9B3858C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a tank barge that
is a double-hull vessel, $7,000 per gross ton or $36,900,000, whichever is
greater;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H23F53B671D8C4564831EB753B11E73F4"><enum>212.</enum><header>Coast Guard
research and development</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1012(a)(5)(A) of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)(A)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E1028D2D2074F3FBEBB3EC54D65FBDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D81B3B92B224CAC965023CA27BC6D49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
semicolon at the end and inserting <quote>, of which amount not less than 40
percent shall be used to conduct research, development, and evaluation of oil
spill response and removal technologies and methods;</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HFB69703776F44CEA8B0E38EEEE8AAD5D"><enum>213.</enum><header>Prompt
intergovernmental notice of marine casualties</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6101 of title 46, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3B1883A638A4DB78F23A1A9A0D7F6F0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB135A15F43E149FE867F3CE4261BD7E3"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Notice to States
and tribal governments</header>
<paragraph id="H076A1BBA1FEB4EAD99825A2FBFDAC071"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirement to
notify</header><text>Not later than 1 hour after receiving a report of a marine
casualty under this section, the Secretary shall forward the report to each
appropriate State agency and tribal government of an Indian tribe (as defined
in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450b)) that has jurisdiction concurrent with the United States or
adjacent to waters in which the marine casualty occurred.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD98FAF368898496BB196648D00906215"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appropriate
State agency</header><text>Each State shall identify for the Secretary the
appropriate State agency to receive a report under paragraph (1). Such agency
shall be responsible for forwarding appropriate information related to such
report to local and tribal governments within the
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H729F296ADC0641E287081287FD355E85"><enum>214.</enum><header>Prompt
publication of oil spill information</header>
<subsection id="HBA798F7303EE4E63AFBCFAEE182EE3AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any response to an oil spill in which the Commandant
of the Coast Guard serves as the Federal On-Scene Coordinator leading a Unified
Command, the Commandant, on a publicly accessible Web site, all written
Incident Action Plans prepared and approved as a part of the response to such
oil spill.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE363A4F11F2E402E8CE345FFFF964A29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Timeliness and
duration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commandant
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H05FF668FB204492AA512A401529FBBBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish each
Incident Action Plan pursuant to subsection (a) promptly after such Plan is
approved for implementation by the Unified Command, and in no event later than
12 hours into the operational period for which such Plan is prepared;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1FAB43BC51FF4833939135F0BB22438F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that such
plan remains remain publicly accessible by Web site for the duration of the
response to oil spill.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79BF2C0E6BAB436E89544A00904BB40F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Redaction of
personal information</header><text>The Commandant may redact information from
an Incident Action Plans published pursuant to subsection (a) to the extent
necessary to comply with applicable privacy laws and other requirements
regarding personal information.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Other matters
relating to oil spills</header>
<section id="HC2AA98E43E124600A762F4DE5E1A663A"><enum>301.</enum><header>Coordination of
Federal and State activities with respect to oil spill surveys</header>
<subsection id="HFE735F2CFB1C4E84866EE3904E49A81D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
national protocols for oil spill surveys</header><text>Not later than 270 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Oceans and
Atmosphere shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of such
departments and agencies of State governments as the Under Secretary considers
appropriate, develop standard national protocols for oil spill response and
clean up assessments to promote consistent procedures for collecting shoreline
characterization data.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDFA63815B6994AF69C889BCD640A22B8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance and
tools for application of national protocols for oil spill
surveys</header><text>The Under Secretary shall develop guidance and tools for
oil spill responders and offer instructional courses to ensure that the
protocols developed under subsection (a) are used during oil spill responses in
the waters of the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H22B7E4C9320A4B1C93339559A6941882"><enum>302.</enum><header>Coordination
between National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coast Guard, and
Department of Interior on oil spill matters</header>
<subsection id="H870008654BCD44BD894EB4F6D80072EB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Outer
Continental Shelf leasing program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6564F2D24D449A69551DAB5BBBA56A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1), by inserting <quote>the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, and</quote> before <quote>the
Attorney General,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H918EB29C01A146509B847706917F977E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FBBF5AC5C424F11B0561A486101547B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking <quote>program,</quote> in the first sentence and all that follows
through the end of the paragraph and inserting “program—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF36B6D3F68348CAAB7EB2413EEE1ADB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF5E538D6DAF04579AD80B0DD9FC51A86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Attorney
General may, after consultation with the Federal Trade Commission, submit
comments on the anticipated effects of the proposed program on
competition;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF31202338964E379F4CD332AF3DD417"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Commerce may submit comments on the anticipated effects of the proposed program
on the human, marine, and coastal environments, including the likelihood of
occurrence and potential severity of spills and chronic pollution;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9CB5C59B5C403A93F7F04CE47BCEF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may submit comments on the
adequacy of the response capabilities of the Federal Government for spills and
chronic pollution that may occur as a result of the proposed program;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDA14F661285A45CB83CC3FFA0CD3CAB3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any State, local
government, or other person may submit comments and recommendations as to any
aspect of the proposed program.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6BCA6C6A5454A66A61B9204E12BC184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second
sentence in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>Attorney General</quote> and
inserting <quote>Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFE13AEC508EE45E3B598BEFCC0AF7029"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Environmental
studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20(f) of the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1346(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9E0E09FA78224202B47572A7143452B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(f) In executing</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB277DFDB890422EB4FCA361E8D436DB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9F064F2BC38140A1903F3DBDD911BA9F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In executing</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BEBE0491D7C479687B33AFF0784ECB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB6E55F82D15416887B79569F37A75C8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0F0339A6E68B4ADEB7C5EB5D8158730F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE97171470F74247AD13CFCE0431EE7D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to any other requirement under law, the
Secretary shall, prior to the approval of any program, lease, exploration plan,
or development and production plan, consult with the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (referred to in this paragraph
as the <term>Administrator</term>) on the reasonably foreseeable adverse
effects of the proposed action to ocean and coastal resources, including oil
spills.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H12563A025C174964A5512BEAE7E5ECAE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Initiation of
consultation</header>
<clause id="H0D38382ED8FD424E8BF460357286B416"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall initiate consultation under
subparagraph (A) at the earliest practicable time, but in no case later than 90
days before the date of approval of the proposed action.</text>
</clause><clause id="H238028FEA9704D78875B7E86FBB9B451"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Provision of
information</header><text>On the initiation of consultation, the Secretary
shall provide the Administrator with information describing the nature,
location, and duration of the proposed action, and a description of all
reasonably foreseeable adverse effects to ocean and coastal resources.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4ECEC02B8E074B8C94CF5708D927E2CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Alternatives</header>
<clause id="HEC6573025C774DA496912449FBCA896A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>At any time prior to the date that is 45 days before the
approval of the proposed action, the Administrator may recommend alternatives
to any proposed action, including measures that will prevent or minimize
reasonably foreseeable adverse effects to ocean and coastal resources.</text>
</clause><clause id="HA61012B2E37441AA9DB9F25F0A6E7EC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretarial
action</header><text>The Secretary shall incorporate into the approval for the
proposed action the alternatives or mitigation measures recommended under
clause (i), unless the Secretary—</text>
<subclause id="H1C7B7F7BF061489EAC620A4EB568EBEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>determines that
the alternatives or mitigation measures are not necessary to prevent or
minimize reasonably foreseeable adverse effects to marine and coastal
resources; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HCBD8AC5C9E8E4869BA05489899E0F1FB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>notifies the
Administrator in writing of the reasons for that
decision.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFF2C853A4E7F4C9F9AA6153BA6016806"><enum>303.</enum><header>Federal Oil
Spill Research Committee</header>
<subsection id="H8A104C6435E8465494F8A7091F99DE97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a committee to be known as the Federal Oil Spill Research
Committee (in this section referred to as the <term>Committee</term>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6D77D348D5A940FB88534D6F55226392"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph id="H1520318A6FB64DD2A2AE0F3130F41A51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Committee shall be composed of members selected by the Under Secretary for
Oceans and Atmosphere to represent the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HD301D198049F4917AC7690ACFA797B1C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H944C01CCFE5946379035879CB8B1BED1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Coast
Guard.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H714BC39D3C154839B5D451026D11DF23"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Environmental
Protection Agency.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7BDEF371DF7E4D5D861B372887ACFE51"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Such other Federal
agencies as the Under Secretary considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6AA82A31AFB349D89B4F1D928C0AE690"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The
Under Secretary shall designate a Chairperson from among members of the
Committee who represent the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEB05AFEDB0374D158FEA0C56E304838C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
Committee</header>
<paragraph id="H83974B320C8D4699B5D4148194E5F99B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Research</header><text>The
Committee shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0374FBFDD73C4789B19F5E77BF253C93"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate a
comprehensive program of oil pollution research, technology development, and
demonstration among the Federal agencies, in cooperation and coordination with
industry, universities, research institutions, State and local governments,
tribal governments, and other nations, as the Committee considers appropriate;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81643091520248C3B82F54AE22DBE9C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>foster
cost-effective research mechanisms, including the joint funding of
research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCC822E69565B4189AC31BCE460DE7C0E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports on
current state of oil spill prevention and response capabilities</header>
<subparagraph id="H1F77BDDE9DB54D49B600C64C65D164EC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Committee shall submit to Congress a report on the current
state of oil spill prevention and response capabilities that—</text>
<clause id="HA82D36A170F348028C9710650E1DF348"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies current
research programs conducted by governments, universities, and corporate
entities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H09461548B1C44A589A8980A9B680D70C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assesses the
current status of knowledge on oil pollution prevention, response, and
mitigation technologies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H011C864296AA453FA44CC9806374D2E2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establishes
national research priorities and goals for oil pollution technology development
related to prevention, response, mitigation, and environmental effects;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6F8D81DED43D4155BC980F6ED1C194E8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>identifies
regional oil pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated program
of research at the regional level developed in consultation with State and
local governments and tribes;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF906F1E8FDD44A718910BA336D4A5795"><enum>(v)</enum><text>assesses the
current state of spill response equipment, and determines areas in need of
improvement including amount, age, quality, effectiveness, or necessary
technological improvements;</text>
</clause><clause id="H65EE753CAFE14902AB19709AF292A3AF"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assesses the
current state of real time data available to mariners, including water level,
currents and weather information and predictions, and assesses whether lack of
timely information increases the risk of oil spills;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8F8A3B83D83B4DC2BC1316809FA20791"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>assesses the
capacity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to respond to,
and restore, and rehabilitate marine sanctuaries, monuments, sea turtles, and
other protected species;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4DA63AE322C64BA78E3B0D150934CB5B"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>establishes
goals for improved oil spill prevention and response upon which to target
research for the following 5-year period before the next report is submitted
under subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H05B69687C68E42299BC5BCFBA2ADB3CB"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>includes such
recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H220167F69FC84033B759A2A38D967F30"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Quinquennial
updates</header><text>The Committee shall submit a report every fifth year
after its first report under subparagraph (A) updating the information
contained in its previous report under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBEC7E72B75484F508EDA615F03080C26"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Research and
Development Program</header>
<paragraph id="H3B5620FBE64A482AB8710664E5BC0455"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In carrying out its duties under subsection (c)(1), the
Committee shall establish a program for conducting oil pollution research and
development.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE621EDD859542BBA59118F9D11663B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
elements</header><text>The program established under paragraph (1) shall
provide for research, development, and demonstration of new or improved
technologies which are effective in preventing, detecting, or mitigating oil
discharges and which protect the environment, and include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9279AF0CB5D4DCCB1399E537A884728"><enum>(A)</enum><text>High-priority
research areas described in the report.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BEA83907E76487EADC7E612E50F513C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Direct and
indirect environmental effects of acute and chronic oil spills on marine
resources, including impacts on marine sanctuaries, monuments, other protected
areas, marine mammals, sea turtles, and other protected species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB34D1705197449688C00DDE8C3A8530E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Monitoring,
modeling, and understanding the near- and long-term effects of major spills and
long-term cumulative effects of smaller endemic spills.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC16EC000CB84017ABD33E19F8FE376E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>New technologies
to detect accidental or intentional overboard discharges.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE5200EC922974C238714701644FF16FA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Mechanical
response capabilities, such as improved booms, oil skimmers, and storage
capacity.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4FD321D43DA480DB644869D9FAF6328"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Methods to respond
to, restore, and rehabilitate natural resources and ecosystem health and
services damaged by oil discharges, including impacts on marine sanctuaries,
monuments, other protected areas, marine mammals, sea turtles, and other
protected species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H114BBB90C5C64D5999590439CA2164FE"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Research and
training, in consultation with the National Response Team, to improve
industry's and Government's ability to remove an oil discharge quickly and
effectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H355477948383430BA4E3CADEE85E3D05"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Implementation
plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD79D21B9E8C9402EAC2DFA4B9043BB0C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after submitting the report to
Congress under subsection (c)(2)(A), the Committee shall submit to Congress a
plan for the implementation of the program required by paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF720B8905B5E4B93A50A1DCB537116D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Assessment by
National Academy of Sciences</header><text>The Chairperson shall, acting
through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, contract with the
National Academy of Sciences to—</text>
<clause id="HC0FBC5C7EA144EDB8966170B28C80A26"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provide advice and
guidance in the preparation and development of the plan required by
subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H648DD78308F147A6A1CD30F9885417F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assess the
adequacy of the plan as submitted, and submit a report to Congress on the
conclusions of such assessment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF746F8F378EC442A89487778C5C555FE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grant program in
support of research and development program</header>
<paragraph id="HA01B835D94BA46EDAA2EBDD0533F6462"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Under Secretary shall, in consultation with the
National Science Foundation, manage a program of competitive grants to
universities or other research institutions, or groups of universities or
research institutions, for the purposes of conducting the program established
under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H836ECEBE41CC46C6A5B0A902577A3213"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applications and
conditions</header><text>In conducting the program, the Under Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD3A35724608041EDA9371673864DCFE2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall establish a
notification and application procedure;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D099F7D920D49CB8F2A6D233C6591C4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may establish such
conditions and require such assurances as may be appropriate to ensure the
efficiency and integrity of the grant program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H978158B22CA5463C9733FBE539F34C68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may make grants
under the program on a matching or nonmatching basis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DF3BD67CD3A43279FF265C779BEDBA5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Advice and
guidance</header><text>The Committee shall accept comments and input from State
and local governments, Indian tribes, industry representatives, and other
stakeholders in carrying out its duties under subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7E19FCA4AE814FC4BAE1A5AAB7B858F1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Facilitation</header><text>The
Committee may develop memoranda of agreement or memoranda of understanding with
universities, State and local governments, or other entities to facilitate the
research program required by subsection (d).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H022AF3F1D7574866B34604C1C6B83AEB"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>The Chairperson of the Committee shall submit an annual
report to Congress on the activities carried out under this section in the
preceding fiscal year, and on activities proposed to be carried out under this
section in the current fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF9841AA454C467A9C1E6D26855B0508"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Committee
replaces existing authority</header><text>The authority provided by this
section supersedes the authority provided by section 7001 of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761) for the establishment of the Interagency Committee
on Oil Pollution Research under subsection (a) of that section, and that
Committee shall cease operations and terminate on the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>