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Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
In the wake of the April 27, 2003 barge B-120 oil spill into Buzzards Bay the Massachusetts Legislature passed Chapter 251, Acts of 2004, "An Act Relative to Oil Spill Prevention and Response in Buzzards Bay and Other Harbors and Bays of the Commonwealth" (the "Oil Spill Act" or "Act"), which was signed into law on August 4, 2004. The purpose of the Act was to strengthen several statues that govern Massachusetts' ability to prevent and respond to oil spills in the coastal waters of the Commonwealth. The Act was amended by Chapter 268 of the Acts of 2008 and Chapter 101 of the Acts of 2009.
Buzzards Bay Oil Spill - Barge B-120 - 2003
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Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
Mass Oil Spill Act
Includes Lawsuit Updates & Amendments
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Mass Oil Spill Prevention & Response Trust Fund
Mass General Court Web Site
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Massachusetts Oil Spill Prevention & Response Efforts
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Oil Spill Training & Equipment Resouces
This site has been created as a training and response resource for state and local emergency responders to use before and during a coastal oil spill event. Includes map of Oil Spill Trailer locations.
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Geographic Response Plans
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Evaluation of Marine Oil Spill Threat to Massachusetts Coastal Communities
December 2009
MS Word 6.6 MB | PDF (recommended) 5.5 MB
Inventory & Assessment of Marine Oil Spill Response Resources in Massachusetts & New England States
December 2009
MS Word 6.9 MB | PDF (recommended) 2.4 MB
Rationale for Identifying Massachusetts Communities for Inclusion in Coastal Oil Spill Risk Evaluation
June 2008
MS Word 444 KB | PDF 84 KB
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Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee
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Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
Fact Sheets, Forms amp; Guidance OSA 102 and OSA 102A Tugboat Reporting Form
October 2011
OSA102 Form
PDF Form 39 KB
OSA102A Spreadsheet
MS Excel 38 KB
OSA100 Tugboat Escort Certification Form
July 2011
PDF Form 90 KB
Fact Sheet: Massachusetts Oil Spill Act Requirements for Tugboat Escorts
July 2011
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Fact Sheet: Massachusetts Oil Spill Act Requirements Reinstated for Buzzards Bay
July 2011
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Standard Operating Procedure:
Oil Spill Response Trailers Activation & Deployment
November 2010
MS Word 64 KB | PDF 34 KB
Fact Sheet: Buzzards Bay Vessel Notification & State-Provided Tugboat Escort Services
March 2010
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Fact Sheet: Buzzards Bay Vessel Notification & State-Funded Marine Pilot Program
Revised October 2010
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Fact Sheet on the Massachusetts Oil Spill Act
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Guidance on the Uniform Oil Response and Prevention Fee
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Dispersant Pre-Authorization Policy
August 1995
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Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
MassDEP's Oil Spill Photos
June 2010
 Oil Spill Photostream
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Cleanup of Sites & Spills: Marine Oil Spill Prevention & Response Program
NOAA Aid for Oil Spill Responders
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In-situ Burning MOU
March 1999
USCG Web site
Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Emergency Spill Response
Maine DEP Web site
Washington Department of Ecology: Spills
Washinton DoE Web site
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