Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on Topics Concerning the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Into the Prince William Sound of Alaska, April 6, 1989 |
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... occurred and while some would be tempted to gloat , I feel only sadness . This spill once again exposes the uncertainties in teh crazy - quilt system of laws and plans currently in place to deal with disasters such as the Exxon accident ...
... occurred and while some would be tempted to gloat , I feel only sadness . This spill once again exposes the uncertainties in teh crazy - quilt system of laws and plans currently in place to deal with disasters such as the Exxon accident ...
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... occur . It is too easy to fault the Coast Guard for not doing a good enough job . The real question for Congress is this ... occurred , and where we go from here . I am very distressed , in that for 20 years now , we have heard from many ...
... occur . It is too easy to fault the Coast Guard for not doing a good enough job . The real question for Congress is this ... occurred , and where we go from here . I am very distressed , in that for 20 years now , we have heard from many ...
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... occur on an even larger scale in the future . Approximately 680 million barrels per year of oil are moved from the pipeline at Valdez onto tankers transiting Prince William Sound . As you know , this area is remote , having fairly harsh ...
... occur on an even larger scale in the future . Approximately 680 million barrels per year of oil are moved from the pipeline at Valdez onto tankers transiting Prince William Sound . As you know , this area is remote , having fairly harsh ...
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... occurred . So we must keep in mind that we have had 8,707 shipments of oil to that pipeline without any accident . Mr. Chairman , I do not think it is correct , at this time , to cast blame on anyone , or point fingers when we all share ...
... occurred . So we must keep in mind that we have had 8,707 shipments of oil to that pipeline without any accident . Mr. Chairman , I do not think it is correct , at this time , to cast blame on anyone , or point fingers when we all share ...
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... occurred in Valdez , not on the North Slope , not in ANWR . If we shut down the pipeline , rather than making it and the tankers safer , if we don't develop ANWR , you know hwere we will get our oil : from Saudi Arabia , Iraq , maybe ...
... occurred in Valdez , not on the North Slope , not in ANWR . If we shut down the pipeline , rather than making it and the tankers safer , if we don't develop ANWR , you know hwere we will get our oil : from Saudi Arabia , Iraq , maybe ...
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$14 million Administrator Admiral Yost agencies Alaska Alaska Pipeline Alyeska Anchorage April areas assess barrels BAYTOWN birds Bligh Reef Board boom Borgen cargo Center Chairman claimant claims Clean Clean Water Act cleanup Commander McCall Committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contingency plan coordination Cordova damages dispersants double bottoms effects environment equipment EXXON BATON ROUGE EXXON SAN FRANCISCO Exxon Shipping Company EXXON VALDEZ Exxon Valdez oil Federal fish FISHERIES fishermen going Iarossi impact incident Island ISLEIB LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lightering March 24 marine National Response natural resources NOAA oil spill on-scene Owner or Operator personnel pilot pollution port Prince William Sound problem pumps Rassinier RAWL Response Team salmon sea otters Secretary SKINNER shoreline skimmers spray statement Strict liability Strike Team Subcommittee tanker TAPS oil TAUZIN Thank Trans-Alaska Pipeline Transportation Trustees U.S. Coast Guard U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Valdez airport Valdez oil spill vessel Owner Wildlife Zone
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Page 195 - Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock company, a business trust, or any organized group of persons, whether incorporated or not, or any receiver or trustee. 22. "Premium...
Page 190 - States in collecting debts from bankrupt, insolvent, or decedents' estates; to determine the character of and the necessity for its obligations and expenditures, and the manner in which they shall be incurred, allowed, and paid...
Page 125 - ... any costs or expenses incurred by the Federal Government or any State government in the restoration or replacement of natural resources damaged or destroyed as a result of a discharge of oil or a hazardous substance in violation of subsection (b) of this section.
Page 190 - The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
Page 190 - The representatives of the General Accounting Office shall have access to all books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the District and necessary to facilitate the audit, and they shall be afforded full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians.
Page 124 - Loss of profits or impairment of earning capacity due to injury or destruction of real or personal property or natural resources, including loss of subsistence hunting, fishing and gathering opportunities.
Page 194 - Strict liability shall not be imposed under this subsection if the owner or operator of the vessel, or the Fund, can prove that the damages were caused by an act of war or by the negligence of the United States or other governmental agency. Strict liability shall not be imposed under this...
Page 129 - ... obtained; and, (2) Specifies the method used to obtain such evidence, such as personal observation of the individual, or by chemical testing of the individual. (c) An entry shall be made in the official log book, if carried, pertaining to those individuals for whom evidence of intoxication is obtained. The individual must be informed of this entry and the entry must be witnessed by a second person. (d) If an individual directly involved in a casualty refuses to submit to, or cooperate in, the...
Page 124 - ... loss of profits or impairment of earning capacity due to injury to, or destruction of, real or personal property or natural resources; and (F) loss of tax revenue for a period of one year due to injury to real or personal property.
Page 189 - ... and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.