Washington Oil Spill Advisory Council Report Providing Recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Ecology on State-of-the-Art Oil Spill Prevention Program, Council Operations and Funding, and Sustainable Funding for the Oil Spill Program

The Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council (Council) was created by the Washington State Legislature in 2005 as an advisory body tasked to provide, among other things, early consultation with government decision makers in relation to the State's oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response programs, analyses, rule making, and related oil spill activities. This report provides: (1) The Council’s recommendations for ways to improve the State’s oil spill prevention program and study improving Washington’s capacity to respond to a catastrophic oil spill; (2) A statement of the Council’s recommendation on minimum components of a state-of-the-art oil spill prevention program; (3) The amended structure of the Council needed for the Council to be effective and self-sustaining; (4) The Council’s priorities for effectively working during the next year and into the future; and (5) A report on long-term, sustainable funding options for the Council and Washington’s oil spill program.

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Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council

Office of the Governor
Olympia, WA United States 98501

Environment International Limited

5505 34th Avenue NE
Seattle, WA United States 98105
Publication Date: 2006-10-2

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Web
Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
Pagination: 272p

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Environmental protection; Financing; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Organization; Prevention; State government; State of the art; Strategic planning
Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01053995
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Jul 12 2007 3:33PM