{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12463-2", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "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)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S12463-S12464]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n       SECTION 1102 OF THE COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1996\n\n  Mr. STEVENS. As chairman of the Senate Oceans and Fisheries\nSubcommittee, I wish to comment on section 1102 of S. 1004, my bill to\nreauthorize the U.S. Coast Guard which was recently passed by both the\nHouse and Senate.\n  Section 1102 provides funding for the Prince William Sound Oil Spill\nRecovery Institute [OSRI] located in Cordova, AK. The OSRI was created\nunder section 5001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 [OPA '90] to\nidentify the best available techniques, equipment, and material for\ndealing with Arctic and Subarctic oil spills and to assess the effects\nof the Exxon Valdez spill on Prince William Sound's natural resources\nand on the environment, economy, and lifestyle of its residents.\n\n[[Page S12464]]\n\n  Section 1102 of S. 1004 amends OPA '90 so that the National Pollution\nFunds Center will make payments directly to the OSRI for these\nactivities, rather than through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric\nAdministration or annual appropriations. The OSRI will conduct its\nmission over the next 10 years using annual interest from $22.5 million\nthat was transferred from the Trans-Alaska Liability Pipeline Fund to\nthe Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. The initial payment to OSRI, which\nwill occur within 60 days after the enactment of S. 1004, will include\nthe interest that has accrued from the date of the first transfer of\nfunds from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Fund to the Oil Spill Liability\nTrust Fund pursuant to section 8102(a)(2)(B)(ii) of OPA '90.\n  Section 1102 makes other changes to enhance the effectiveness of the\nOSRI. It reduces the size and changes the composition of the OSRI\nAdvisory Board, broadens the OSRI's mission, and allows the OSRI\nAdvisory Board to request a scientific review every 5 years by the\nNational Academy of Sciences to be performed by the Academy in carrying\nout section 7001(b)(2) of OPA '90.\n  The conferees intend for the Interagency Coordinating Committee on\nOil Pollution Research (established under section 7001 of OPA '90) to\ncoordinate with the OSRI and the Arctic Research Commission in\ndeveloping and overseeing the national oil spill research plan. By\ninvolving these two entities, the Interagency Committee will be able to\nensure that Arctic and Subarctic prevention and mitigation research\nneeds are being fully identified and met. The Interagency Committee\nshould include relevant recommendations of the OSRI in its reports to\nCongress, and should include OSRI representatives in meetings and other\nactivities regarding oil pollution.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12463-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.4634291399270296, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}