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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 582 

Recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the British Petroleum 

oil spill on the people of the Gulf Coast and their way of life and 

urging British Petroleum to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by the 

Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 14, 2010 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. 

HUTCHISON, Mr. LEMIEUX, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

SHELBY, and Mr. VITTER) submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the economic and environmental impacts of the 

British Petroleum oil spill on the people of the Gulf 

Coast and their way of life and urging British Petroleum 

to give all due consideration to offers of assistance, products, or services from the States directly impacted by 

the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 

Whereas, on April 20, 2010, the Mobile Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon experienced a tragic explosion, resulting in 

the loss of 11 men; 

Whereas the explosion resulted in the sinking of the Mobile 

Drilling Unit Deepwater Horizon and a discharge of hydrocarbons from the Macondo well; 


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Whereas, since the tragic day of April 20, 2010, it is estimated that more than 2,500,000 barrels of oil have 

flowed into the Gulf of Mexico; 

Whereas resources such as fishing, tourism, shipping, and energy exploration in the Gulf of Mexico generally account 

for over $200,000,000,000 in economic activity each 

year; 

Whereas the release of oil has caused a Federal fishery closure since May 2, 2010, which has encompassed up to 37 

percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s exclusive economic zone; 

Whereas the impact on the Gulf Coast economy has amounted to over $175,000,000 in reported claims to date; 

Whereas tourism is down significantly on the Gulf Coast as 

a result of the oil spill; 

Whereas the workforce in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 

Florida, and Texas has been negatively impacted as a result of the oil spill; and 

Whereas Federal disaster response procurement law recognizes a preference for local firms in the award of contracts for disaster relief activities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the impact of the Deepwater Ho3 rizon oil spill on the way of life, economy, and nat4 ural resources of the Gulf Coast States; 

5 (2) supports the continued public and private 

6 efforts to stop the oil spill, mitigate further damage 

7 to our treasured Gulf Coast, and clean up of this en8 vironmental disaster; and 


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1 (3) urges British Petroleum (BP) to give all 

2 due consideration to individuals, businesses, and or3 ganizations of the States directly impacted by the 

4 Deepwater Horizon oil spill where practicable, as BP 

5 considers services or products related to ongoing ef6 forts in the Gulf of Mexico associated with this trag7 ic oil spill. 

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