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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Corporate Authors:
Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council
Office of the Governor
Olympia, WA United States 98501Environment 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