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Senate - bill introduced re foreign oil spills

Senator Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Foreign Spill Protection Act of 2017 (S. 125) to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to impose penalties and provide for the recovery of removal costs and damages in connection with certain discharges of oil from foreign offshore units, and for other purposes. (1/11/17) [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115s125is/pdf/BILLS-115s125is.pdf].

House - resolution introduced re Arctic OCS drilling

Representative Young (R-AK) introduced a joint resolution (H.J. Res. 47) disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf. (1/30/17) [https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hjres47ih/pdf/BILLS-115hjres47ih.pdf].

ReCAAP - weekly report

The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre posted its Weekly Report for the period 24-30 January. It received reports of two incidents at anchorages in Bangladesh and the Philippines. (1/31/17) [http://www.recaap.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=476&PortalId=0&TabId=78]. Fonte: Dennis Bryant.