Laws and Regulations/Legal Documents

Referenced Laws, Regulations, and Agreements

Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990, 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

Trustee Coordination and Management

Memoranda of Understanding/Memoranda of Agreement

Memorandum of Agreement among Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration regarding Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and other Natural Resource Trustee Activities arising from the Bouchard B. 120 Oil Spill, March 27, 2007.

Memorandum of Agreement Between Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. and the Natural Resource Trustees Governing Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restorative Planning Activities for the Bouchard B. 120 Oil Spill, October 12, 2006.

Correspondence

Letter re Accepting request to conduct a cooperative natural resource damage assessment, June 30, 2003.

Letter re Inviting Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. to participate in a cooperative natural resource damage assessment, June 12, 2003.

Preassessment Phase

Preliminary Injury Assessment

Pre-Assessment Data Report, June 7, 2005.

Injury Assessment Phase

Aquatic Resources (Benthic, Fish, and Shellfish Resources)

Shoreline Injury Assessment Part I: Exposure Characteriztion Bouchard 120 Oil Spill, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, February10, 2006.

Birds and Wildlife

Exposure Assessment and Injury Determination for the Northern Diamondback Terrapin, T/B Bouchard 120 Oil Spill, May 2005.

Rare Beetle Preassessment Screening, June 15, 2005.

Public Outreach and Involvement

Public Outreach

Buzzards Bay Oil Spill: A Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment, April 2008.

Buzzards Bay Oil Spill in Massachusetts: A Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment, October 2006.

Fact Sheet: Buzzards Bay Oil Spill in Massachusetts: A Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment, May 2003.