Sec. 5509. Vessel response plans in the Arctic Report
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the oil spill prevention and response capabilities available for the area covered by the Captain of the Port Zone, as established by the Secretary, that includes the Arctic (as defined in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 )).
The report shall include— a description of equipment and assets available for response under the vessel response plans approved for vessels operating in the area covered by such Captain of the Port Zone; a description of the locations of such equipment and assets, including an estimate of the time necessary to deploy such equipment and assets; a determination regarding how effectively such equipment and assets are distributed throughout such Captain of the Port Zone; a determination regarding whether the ability to deploy such equipment and assets is taken into account when measuring the equipment and assets available; a validation of the port assessment visit process and a verification of the response resource inventory; and a description of the resources needed by the Coast Guard to conduct port assessments, exercises, response plan review, and spill responses in such Captain of the Port Zone.
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