Well, it is to replace what has been destroyed. It's really just clarifying what is already available under OPA, but making it clear that the funds can be used for those resources that have been damaged so badly they can't be restored.
The speaker is discussing the clarification of funding for damaged resources under the Oil Pollution Act.
Share
More from James Oberstar
I, too, have natural resources--national forests, national parks, wildlife refuges. When fire, as it does regularly, strikes the national forest, that land regenerates. The oil destroys. It likely cannot be restored by itself or by human…
I agree that the Coast Guard should not conduct its business in this manner. It should recognize the contributions of the City of Marquette in exercising this conveyance, and we will continue to work with the gentleman throughout the…
We must move away from complete reliance on public funding for infrastructure and forge a new, stronger connection between private capital and infrastructure needs.
A combination of analysis and tests may be used to show that the airplane is capable of being evacuated within 90 seconds...
Other voices in this conversation
