U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Approves SHORE Act

摘要

On July 27, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation approved S. 3597, the Securing Health for Ocean Resources and Environment (SHORE) Act. "The SHORE Act will greatly improve the ability of NOAA, the Coast Guard and the coastal states to prevent and respond to oil spills by giving them the resources, authority and expertise they need," said Sen. John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Commerce Committee.