Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Disbursements for FY 2018

Report to Congress

June 17, 2019
Foreword

I am pleased to present the following report, “Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Disbursements for FY 2018,” which has been prepared by the U.S. Coast 

Guard.

Section 2712 of title 33, United States Code, directs the annual submission 

of a report listing each incident that occurred in the preceding two fiscal 

years that resulted in disbursements of $500,000 or more from the Oil Spill 

Liability Trust Fund and an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the 

Fund in the preceding fiscal year that were recovered from a responsible 

party for incidents with disbursements that totaled $500,000 or more. 

Pursuant to Congressional requirements, this report is being provided to the following members 

of Congress:

The Honorable Roger Wicker

Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The Honorable Maria Cantwell

Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

The Honorable Peter DeFazio 

Chairman, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

The Honorable Sam Graves 

Ranking Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

I am happy to answer any further questions you may have, or your staff may contact my Senate 

Liaison Office at (202) 224-2913 or House Liaison Office at (202) 225-4775.

Sincerely,

U. S. Coast Guard
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Oil Spill Liability Trust 

Fund Disbursements for FY 2018

Table of Contents

I. Legislative Language 1

II. Background 2

III. Disbursements for Pollution Incidents 3

IV. Amounts Reimbursed and Recovered 4
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I. Legislative Language

This report responds to the language under Section 2712 of title 33, United States Code 

(U.S.C.), which states:

33 U.S.C. §2712. Uses of Fund

. . .

(l) Reports

(1) IN GENERAL.—Each year, on the date on which the President 

submits to Congress a budget under section 1105 of title 31, United 

States Code, the President, through the Secretary of the Department in 

which the Coast Guard is operating, shall—

(A) provide a report on disbursements for the preceding fiscal year 

from the Fund, regardless of whether those disbursements were 

subject to annual appropriations, to—

(i) the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation; and

(ii) the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure; and

(B) make the report available to the public on the National Pollution 

Funds Center Internet website.

(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—

(A) a list of each incident that—

(i) occurred in the preceding fiscal year; and

(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs 

and damages, totaling $500,000 or more;

(B) a list of each incident that—

(i) occurred in the fiscal year preceding the preceding fiscal year; 

and

(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs 

and damages, totaling $500,000 or more; and

(C) an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the Fund in the 

preceding fiscal year that were recovered from a responsible party 

for an incident that resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for 

removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more. 

(3) AGENCY RECORDKEEPING.—Each Federal agency that 

receives amounts from the Fund shall maintain records describing the 

purpose for which such funds were obligated or expended in such detail 

as the Secretary may require for purposes of the report required under 

paragraph (1).”
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II. Background

This report is the first submission of a revised Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) 

Disbursement Report since the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

amended 33 U.S.C. §2712. The report identifies incidents with cumulative disbursements of 

$500,000 or more for removal costs or damages from the OSLTF. 

• Section III of this report lists incidents which occurred in the preceding fiscal year 

(FY) and resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, 

totaling $500,000 or more. 

• Section IV lists incidents which occurred in the FY preceding the preceding FY and 

resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling 

$500,000 or more. 

• Section V provides an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the Fund in the 

preceding FY that were recovered from a responsible party for an incident that 

resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling 

$500,000 or more. 

The OSLTF is the federal funding source for oil pollution prevention, response, and 

compensation under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). Amounts are available until 

expended and are administered by the National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC). The OSLTF 

is also a source of annual appropriations to federal agencies responsible for implementing, 

administering, and enforcing various oil pollution prevention programs under OPA and 

section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA).

NPFC provides funding to Environmental Protection Agency and Coast Guard Federal OnScene Coordinators (FOSCs) acting under FWPCA section 311(c) authority. FOSCs 

coordinate agency removal actions through contracts with commercial entities and 

interagency agreements with federal, state, and local response partners.
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III. Disbursements for Pollution Incidents

Table 1 identifies incidents which occurred in FY 2018 and resulted in disbursements from the 

OSLTF for removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more. 

TABLE 1: FY 2018 Disbursements

a list of each incident that—

‘‘(i) occurred in the preceding FY; and

‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or 

more

Federal 

Project # Name of Case1 IncidentStart Date

Source 

of Spill

Sum of 

All Tasks

J18009 ABANDONED CANNERY - J18009 26-Feb-2018 Facility $7,519,148

H18001 PACIFIC PARADISE - H18001 11-Oct-2017 Vessel $1,023,643

S18010 CANNERY PIER HOTEL - S18010 18-Jan-2018 Facility $930,005

J18001 AKUTAN - J18001 07-Oct-2017 Vessel $927,180

N18020 BRETON SOUND #53 - N18020 24-Dec-2017 Facility $814,237

N18009 B.NO. 255 - N18009 20-Oct-2017 Vessel $691,662

G18002 Tug ROBIN LYNN - G18002 27-Jan-2018 Vessel $609,301

Total: $12,515,176

Table 2 identifies incidents which occurred in FY 2017 and resulted in disbursements from the OSLTF

for removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more. 

TABLE 2: FY 2017 Disbursements

a list of each incident that—

‘‘(i) occurred in the preceding FY; and

‘‘(ii) resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or 

more

Federal 

Project # Name of Case1 IncidentStart Date

Source 

of Spill

Sum of 

All Tasks

B17001 PSE&G/CONED DIALECTRIC SPILL 14-Oct-2016 Facility $12,944,717

M17025 TUG TUTAHACO - M17025 08-Feb-2017 Vessel $2,593,807

E17201 CRUZ BAY PETROCHEM. - E17201 06-Dec-2016 Facility $1,520,027

E17607 THREE TANKS - E17607 30-Jan-2017 Facility $1,350,420

J17021 M/V AKUTAN - J17021 13-Aug-2017 Vessel $933,727

E17004 TREOIL INDUSTRIES - E17004 19-Jan-2017 Facility $812,765

S17019 GOBLE SITE - S17019 24-Apr-2017 Facility $646,694

Total: $20,802,157

 

1 As named by Federal On Scene Coordinator
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IV. Amounts Reimbursed and Recovered

Table 3 provides an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the OSLTF in FY 2018 that were 

recovered from a responsible party for an incident that resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for 

removal costs and damages, totaling $500,000 or more. The incidents identified are not limited to 

those occurring only in the two preceding fiscal years—the incident may have occurred in any prior 

fiscal year.

TABLE 3: Amounts Reimbursed and Recovered (FY 2018)

An accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the Fund in the preceding 

fiscal year that were recovered from a responsible party for an incident 

that resulted in disbursements from the Fund, for removal costs and 

damages, totaling $500,000 or more.2

Federal 

Project # Name of Case1 Amount Recovered

N08057 DM932 - N08057 $19,631,426

B17001 PSE&G/CONED DIELECTRIC SPILL $4,360,817

E10527 ENBRIDGE ENERGY - E10527 $1,020,563

N10036 DEEPWATER HORIZON - N10036 $931,526

E16608 BAYOU TECHE OIL SPILL $853,729

E043Z1 FOGLE'S WELL DRILLING E043Z1 $176,302

E10201 GULF REFINERY FIRE - E10201 $28,420

H04007 F/V MWALIL SAAT - H04007 $23,280

E04503 HARTFORD AREA HYDRO - E04503 $19,514

E15001 ALASKA PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS $13,793

S12020 DEEP SEA - S12020 $9,700

A12003 TUG TIGER - A12003 $6,063

087149 OVERHOLT TRUCKING TANK FARM $5,068

E10111 CHARLTON WELDING - E10111 $4,696

E11904 DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL SPI - E11904 $3,793

A15017 LINE 901 PIPELINE SPILL A15017 $2,657

138021 PAYLESS GAS-138021 $2,102

023025 CONTINENTAL STEEL-023025 $112

E11809 EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE - E11809 $8

Total: $27,093,569

 

2 Table 3 provides an accounting of amounts reimbursed to the Fund in a single fiscal year. Additional amounts for each incident 

may have been reimbursed in previous years or may be reimbursed in subsequent years.