S 4849 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022

Summary
Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022 This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to develop and carry out a process to update its review of vessel response plans by increasing the collection and improving the quality of incident data on oil spill location and response capability. The bill also expands expenditure purposes of the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a study on Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency oversight of national, regional, and local area oil spill response frameworks.
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Sep 2022
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Introduced Sep 14, 2022 Last action Sep 14, 2022
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Sep 14, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Sep 14, 2022
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Edward J. Markey
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