Coast Guard: Millions in Federal Costs May Not be Recovered from Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

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Abstract:

When the supertanker Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of oil into Alaskas Prince William Sound in March 1989, it set off an extensive cleanup effort. The Exxon Corporation assumed responsibility for managing and paying for the spill cleanup, and it had spent more than 2 billion through July 1990 for spill-related costs. A total of 10 federal agencies assisted in the cleanup. The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Readiness, House Committee on Armed Services, asked GAO to determine 1 whether federal agencies received reimbursement for their spill- related costs and 2 if improvements are needed in the reimbursement process.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC RESOURCES COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIV
Supplementary Note:
Report to Congressional Requesters.
Pagination:
0050

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
GAO/RCED-91-68
Monitor Series:
GAO
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.2.2_Inventory Management; JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*FEDERAL BUDGETS, *OIL SPILLS, MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL, NATURAL RESOURCES, ALASKA, CLEANING
Field(s)/Group(s):
Administration and Management, Water Pollution and Control
Report Date:
1991 Mar 01