Sec. 824. VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN AUDIT
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## SEC. 824 VESSEL RESPONSE PLAN AUDIT ###
(a)In General Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete and 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 comprehensive review of the processes and resources used by the Coast Guard to implement vessel response plan requirements under section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321). ###
(b)Required Elements of Review The review required under subsection
(a)shall, at a minimum, include— ####
(1)a study, or an audit if appropriate, of the processes the Coast Guard uses— #####
(A)to approve the vessel response plans referred to in subsection (a); #####
(B)to approve alternate planning criteria used in lieu of National Planning Criteria in approving such plans; #####
(C)to verify compliance with such plans; and #####
(D)to act in the event of a failure to comply with the requirements of such plans; ####
(2)an examination of all Federal and State agency resources used by the Coast Guard in carrying out the processes identified under paragraph (1), including— #####
(A)the current staffing model and organization; #####
(B)data, software, simulators, systems, or other technology, including those pertaining to weather, oil spill trajectory modeling, and risk management; #####
(C)the total amount of time per fiscal year expended by Coast Guard personnel to approve and verify compliance with vessel response plans; and #####
(D)the average amount of time expended by the Coast Guard for approval of, and verification of compliance with, a single vessel response plan; ####
(3)an analysis of how, including by what means or methods, the processes identified under paragraph (1)— #####
(A)ensure compliance with applicable law; #####
(B)are implemented by the Coast Guard, including at the district and sector levels; #####
(C)are informed by public comment and engagement with States, Indian Tribes, and other regional stakeholders; #####
(D)ensure availability and adequate operational capability and capacity of required assets and equipment, including in cases in which contractual obligations may limit the availability of such assets and equipment for response; #####
(E)provide for adequate asset and equipment mobilization time requirements, particularly with respect to— ######
(i)calculation and establishment of such requirements; ######
(ii)verifying compliance with such requirements; and ######
(iii)factoring in weather, including specific regional adverse weather as defined in section 155.1020 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, in calculating, establishing, and verifying compliance with such requirements; #####
(F)ensure response plan updates and vessel compliance when changes occur in response planning criteria, asset and equipment mobilization times, or regional response needs, such as trends in transportation of high gravity oils or changes in vessel traffic volume; and #####
(G)enable effective action by the Coast Guard in the event of a failure to comply with response plan requirements; ####
(4)a determination regarding whether asset and equipment mobilization time requirements under approved vessel response plans can be met by the vessels to which they apply; and ####
(5)recommendations for improving the processes identified under paragraph (1), including recommendations regarding the sufficiency of Coast Guard resources dedicated to those processes.
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