AB 2911: Upgrading our oil spill response

 
CLCV Supported
Passed Senate 23-15 (8/14/08)
Passed Assembly 50-27 (8/18/08)
Signed by the Governor

On a foggy November 7, 2007, the cargo ship Cosco Busan plowed into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, spilling 54,000 gallons of bunker fuel into the bay. Property damage and environmental cleanup costs exceeded $70 million and were likely exacerbated by poor communications and a lack of ready response resources by state, federal and private responders. AB 2911 (Wolk) expands the authority of the state Oil Spill Prevention and Response administrator to take command of all response activities, expands OSPR’s authority to inland, as well as marine, waters and increases penalties for inland spills, and expands the focus of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network to include proactive search and rescue of oiled wildlife.

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Alan Nakanishi R
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Anthony Adams R
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Bill Berryhill R
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Bill Emmerson R
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Bill Maze R
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Bob Huff R
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Bonnie Garcia R
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Cameron Smyth R
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Dave Jones D
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Doug LaMalfa R
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George Plescia R
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Guy Houston R
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Jean Fuller R
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Jim Silva R
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Joel Anderson R
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John Benoit R
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Kevin Jeffries R
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Martin Garrick R
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Mike Duvall R
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Mike Villines R
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Mimi Walters R
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Paul Cook R
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Rick Keene R
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Roger Niello R
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Ted Gaines R
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Todd Spitzer R
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Van Tran R
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George Runner R
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Nell Soto D
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Alberto Torrico D
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Anna Caballero D
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Anthony Portantino D
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Audra Strickland R
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Betty Karnette D
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Charles Calderon D
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Curren Price D
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Dave Jones D
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Edward P. Hernandez D
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Fabian Núñez D
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Felipe Fuentes D
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Fiona Ma D
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Gene Mullin D
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Greg Aghazarian R
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Hector De La Torre D
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Ira Ruskin D
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Jared Huffman D
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Jerome Horton D
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Jim Beall D
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Joe Coto D
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John Laird D
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Jose Solorio D
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Juan Arambula I
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Julia Brownley D
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Karen Bass D
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Kevin de León D
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Lloyd Levine D
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Lois Wolk D
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Loni Hancock D
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Lori Saldaña D
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Mark DeSaulnier D
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Mark Leno D
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Mary Hayashi D
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Mary Salas D
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Mervyn Dymally D
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Mike Davis D
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Mike Eng D
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Mike Feuer D
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Nicole Parra D
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Noreen Evans D
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Patty Berg D
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Paul Krekorian D
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Pedro Nava D
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Sally Lieber D
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Sam Blakeslee R
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Sandré Swanson D
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Ted Lieu D
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Tony Mendoza D
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Warren Furutani D
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Wilmer Amina Carter D
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Cathleen Galgiani D
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