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Ecology Publications & Forms |
| Title | SB 5578, HB 1578: Reducing threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales by improving the safety of oil transportation |
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SB 5578, HB 1578: Reducing threats to Southern Resident Killer Whales by improving the safety of oil transportation (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 877KB)
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| Author(s) | Sandy Howard | ||||
| Description | HB 1578 and SB 5578 enact new safety requirements to close the safety gap further on the acute risk of a potentially large oil spill in the Salish Sea from tank vessels. | ||||
| NOTES | Current version updated from original to include bill numbers in the title. | ||||
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| Contact | Tami Neilson at 360-407-6961 or tami.neilson@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | orca, articulated tug barge, ATB, ERTV, tug escort, oil spill risk, transporation, cargo, Governor, vessel, threatened species, oil, oil tanker, emergency towing, killer whale | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Southern Resident Orca Whale Recovery website | ||||
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Report of Vessel Traffic and Vessel Traffic Safety: Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound Area Focus on: Funding for Oil Spills Program |
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