Acts Top of Page

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA)

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA or Superfund)

Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1991 (OSPRA) as amended

Regulations Top of Page

Federal NRDA Regulations

State NRDA Regulations 43 LAC: XXIX, Chapter 1, Section 101, et seq.

State Spill Notification Regulations 33 LAC: I, Chapter 39, Section 3901, et seq.

State Risk Evaluation Corrective Action Program (RECAP) Regulation

Guidelines Top of Page

RRT-6 Near Shore Environment Dispersant Expedited Approval Process and Checklists, January 25, 2005

RRT VI FOSC Dispersant Pre-approval Guidelines and Checklist, version 4.0, January 24, 2001

RRT VI Bioremediation Guidelines - Position Paper, May 2000

RRT VI Guidelines for Inshore/Nearshore In-Situ Burn, January 8, 1996

RRT VI Emergency Response Preapproval Guidelines to Decontaminate Vessels and Hard Structures in Port Areas using Surface Washing Agents, July 9, 2003

USCG Field Operations Guide (FOG) Incident Command System, June 2000

Special Monitoring of Applied Response Technologies (SMART), v 4. 2001

State Guidelines for Monitoring In-Situ Burns of On-Shore Oil Spills

Preassessment Phase Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996

Injury Assessment Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996

Specifications for use of NRDAM/CME Version 2.4 to Generate Compensation Formulas Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996

Primary Restoration Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August 1996

Scaling Compensatory Restoration Actions Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, December 18, 1997

Restoration Planning Guidance Document for Natural Resource Damage Assessment under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, August, 1996

Plans Top of Page

One Gulf Plan

MSO New Orleans

MSO Morgan City

MSO Port Arthur

MSO Corpus Christi

MSO Houston/Galveston

MSO Mobile

Region VI Regional Integrated Contingency Plan

National Contingency Plan (NCP)

Related Links Top of Page

Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute

Library of Congress - Thomas

Louisiana State Legislature

Louisiana State Register and Administrative Code

National Response Center Legislative Requirements

NOAA DARP Relevant Laws

US National Response Team Preparedness and Response Links