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S. 4849

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To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a process to update the vessel response plan program, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
September 14, 2022
Cosponsors (0)
None
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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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