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Presents information about how to assess damages to natural resources from a discharge of oil. Notes that the guidelines, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), allow natural resource trustees to focus on environmental injuries, plan and implement efficient and effective restoration of natural resources, and encourage public and responsible party involvement in the restoration. Explains that the guidelines were developed as part of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), which was passed following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Offers access to documents in PDF format related to the preassessment phase, injury assessment, compensation formulas, primary restoration, and restoration planning. Provides information about how to order the print version of the guidance documents. Links to the home page of the NOAA Damage Assessment and Restoration Center Northwest.
"This draft document is intended to be used as a tool in injury assessments under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). This draft document is not regulatory in nature. Trustees are not required to use this document in order to receive a rebuttable [sic] presumption for natural resource damage assessment rule under OPA. Any inconsistencies between this draft and the proposed natural resource damage assessment rule under OPA should be interpreted in favor of the proposed rule. This draft doucment does not necessarily represent the views of the United States government"--Disclaimer.
This book provides a comprehensive survey of the law and techniques associated with the law, science, and economics involved in natural resource damage assessment. Written by experts in the field, this new deskbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the subject available. It thoroughly examines the framework for liability and the goals of the federal statutes providing a right of action for natural resource damages. Focus is maintained on the natural resource damage provisions of CERCLA; the Oil Pollution Act; the Clean Water Act; the Marine Protection, Sanctuaries, and Research Act; and the National Park System Resource Protection Act.
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, damaging the waters, shores, and marshes, and the fish and wildlife that live there. There is a process for assessing the damages to those natural resources and assigning responsibility for restoration to the parties responsible. BP was named the responsible party for the spill. The process allows Trustees of affected states and the fed. gov¿t. to determine the levels of harm and the appropriate remedies. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: Statutory Authority; Trustees; Covered Natural Resources; Determination of Damages; (2) How the Process Works; (3) Restoration Options; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Settlement vs. Litigation. Illus.