Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Disbursements for FY 2019 

Report to Congress 

December 23, 2019
Foreword 

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

Disbursements for FY 2019, 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 2019 

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 second submission of a revised Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) 

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

amended Section 2712 of title 33 U.S. Code. 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 2019 and resulted in disbursements from the 

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

TABLE 1: FY 2019 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 Incident Start Date 

Source 

of Spill 

Sum of 

All Tasks 

M19022 B NO 285 - M19022 07-Jun-2019 Vessel $3,847,787 

H19001 GRAND MARIANA I - H19001 26-Oct-2018 Vessel $1,229,573 

Total: $5,077,360 

Table 2 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 2: 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 Incident Start Date 

Source 

of Spill 

Sum of 

All Tasks 

J18009 ABANDONED CANNERY - J18009 26-Feb-2018 Facility $7,573,329 

N18020 BRETON SOUND #53 - N18020 24-Dec-2017 Facility $2,845,984 

E18612 W.A. MONCRIEF - E18612 14-May-2018 Facility $2,006,391 

P18016 YP702 - P18016 30-Aug-2018 Vessel $1,482,001 

N18023 GATE CITY - N18023 12-Jan-2018 Vessel $1,148,044 

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

B18003 M/V OCEAN KING - B18003 09-Feb-2018 Vessel $1,019,264 

E18207 CLOSSER OIL LEASE - E18207 31-May-2018 Facility $986,792 

S18010 CANNERY PIER HOTEL - S18010 18-Jan-2018 Facility $943,658 

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

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

N18049 AVIVA BRETON SND 31 - N18049 05-Jul-2018 Facility $619,923 

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

Total: $21,877,173 

 

 

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 As named by FOSC 
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IV. Amounts Reimbursed and Recovered 

Table 3 provides an accounting of any amounts reimbursed to the OSLTF in FY 2019 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 2019) 

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 

N10DWH DWH-Consent Decree N10DWH/N10036 $44,924,895 

N18009 B.NO. 255 - N18009 $1,057,600 

A15018 Line 901 Pipeline - A15018 $1,031,145 

E13505 D AND L ENERGY - E13505 $476,618 

E15001 Alaska Petroleum Distributors $103,922 

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

E13611 EXXON PIPELINE - E13611 $22,992 

E10527 ENBRIDGE ENERGY - E10527 $14,064 

A12003 TUG TIGER - A12003 $6,063 

P00056 PATUXENT RIVER SPILL - P00056 $1,549 

E10111 CHARLTON WELDING - E10111 $1,479 

Total: $47,663,607 

 

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 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.