Sec. 302. Coordination of Federal, State, and local activities with respect to oil spill surveys
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Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of such departments and agencies of State governments as the Under Secretary considers appropriate, shall develop standard national protocols for oil spill response and clean up assessments to promote consistent procedures for collecting shoreline characterization data and to ensure that the format and resolution of such data are consistent with the needs of coastal States.
Such protocols shall encourage, to the extent practicable, the use of electronic methods of data collection. The Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere shall develop guidance and tools for oil spill responders and offer instructional courses to ensure that the standard national protocols developed under subsection
(a)are used during oil spill responses in the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including the exclusive economic zone (as established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030 of March 10, 1983 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453 note)).
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