Oil and Chemical Spills: Federal Emergency Response Framework

Bearden, David M. ; Ramseur, Jonathan L.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Oil spills and wildlife;    Oil pollution;    Oil pollution control;    Water pollution;   

RP-ID  :  R43251
RP-ID  :  R43251_2013Oct10

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the statutory authorities of the National Contingency Plan (NCP), and relevant executive orders; outlines the federal emergency response framework of the NCP to coordinate federal, state, and local roles; and identifies the funding mechanisms to carry out a federal response to a discharge of oil or a release of a hazardous substance.