congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12463-2
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| CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12463-2 | 1996-10-21 | 104 | 2 | SECTION 1102 OF THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996 | SENATE | SENATE | ALLOTHER | S12463 | S12464 | [{"name": "Ted Stevens", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "104", "type": "S", "number": "1004"}, {"congress": "104", "type": "S", "number": "1004"}] | 142 Cong. Rec. S12463 | Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Senate] [Pages S12463-S12464] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SECTION 1102 OF THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996 Mr. STEVENS. As chairman of the Senate Oceans and Fisheries Subcommittee, I wish to comment on section 1102 of S. 1004, my bill to reauthorize the U.S. Coast Guard which was recently passed by both the House and Senate. Section 1102 provides funding for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute [OSRI] located in Cordova, AK. The OSRI was created under section 5001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 [OPA '90] to identify the best available techniques, equipment, and material for dealing with Arctic and Subarctic oil spills and to assess the effects of the Exxon Valdez spill on Prince William Sound's natural resources and on the environment, economy, and lifestyle of its residents. [[Page S12464]] Section 1102 of S. 1004 amends OPA '90 so that the National Pollution Funds Center will make payments directly to the OSRI for these activities, rather than through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or annual appropriations. The OSRI will conduct its mission over the next 10 years using annual interest from $22.5 million that was transferred from the Trans-Alaska Liability Pipeline Fund to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The initial payment to OSRI, which will occur within 60 days after the enactment of S. 1004, will include the interest that has accrued from the date of the first transfer of funds from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Fund to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund pursuant to section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii) of OPA '90. Section 1102 makes other changes to enhance the effectiveness of the OSRI. It reduces the size and changes the composition of the OSRI Advisory Board, broadens the OSRI's mission, and allows the OSRI Advisory Board to request a scientific review every 5 years by the National Academy of Sciences to be performed by the Academy in carrying out section 7001(b)(2) of OPA '90. The conferees intend for the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (established under section 7001 of OPA '90) to coordinate with the OSRI and the Arctic Research Commission in developing and overseeing the national oil spill research plan. By involving these two entities, the Interagency Committee will be able to ensure that Arctic and Subarctic prevention and mitigation research needs are being fully identified and met. The Interagency Committee should include relevant recommendations of the OSRI in its reports to Congress, and should include OSRI representatives in meetings and other activities regarding oil pollution. ____________________ |