The 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill : Natural Resource Damage Assessment Under the Oil Pollution Act

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

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Examines natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) process for determining levels of harm, responsible parties, and appropriate remedies for natural resource damages pursuant to the Oil Pollution A...

Examines natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) process for determining levels of harm, responsible parties, and appropriate remedies for natural resource damages pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, focusing on NRDA as it relates to 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. Describes statutory requirements of OPA, NRDA process under the implementing regulations, and developments in the Gulf of Mexico.

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