S. 4849 · 117th Congress · Senate

Oil Spill Response Review Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced
Sep 14, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.