33 U.S.C. § 2735 : US Code - Section 2735: Equipment and personnel requirements under tank vessel and facility response plans

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2735 : US Code - Section 2735: Equipment and personnel requirements under tank vessel and facility response plans

(a) In general
In addition to the requirements for response plans for vessels
established by section 1321(j) of this title, a response plan for a
tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and a response
plan for such a facility, shall provide for -
(1) prepositioned oil spill containment and removal equipment
in communities and other strategic locations within the
geographic boundaries of Prince William Sound, including escort
vessels with skimming capability; barges to receive recovered
oil; heavy duty sea boom, pumping, transferring, and lightering
equipment; and other appropriate removal equipment for the
protection of the environment, including fish hatcheries;
(2) the establishment of an oil spill removal organization at
appropriate locations in Prince William Sound, consisting of
trained personnel in sufficient numbers to immediately remove, to
the maximum extent practicable, a worst case discharge or a
discharge of 200,000 barrels of oil, whichever is greater;
(3) training in oil removal techniques for local residents and
individuals engaged in the cultivation or production of fish or
fish products in Prince William Sound;
(4) practice exercises not less than 2 times per year which
test the capacity of the equipment and personnel required under
this paragraph; and
(5) periodic testing and certification of equipment required
under this paragraph, as required by the Secretary.
(b) Definitions
In this section -
(1) the term "Prince William Sound" means all State and Federal
waters within Prince William Sound, Alaska, including the
approach to Hinchenbrook Entrance out to and encompassing Seal
Rocks; and
(2) the term "worst case discharge" means -
(A) in the case of a vessel, a discharge in adverse weather
conditions of its entire cargo; and
(B) in the case of a facility, the largest foreseeable
discharge in adverse weather conditions.