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handle is hein.crs/crsmthabdhl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS22145 Updated May 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Environmental Activities of the U.S. Coast Guard Mark Reisch and Jonathan Ramseur Analysts in Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG's) environmental activities focus on prevention programs, accompanied by enforcement and educational activities. An important component is maritime oil spill prevention. Inspection of U.S. and foreign-flagged ships is carried out on both a random and targeted basis, to ensure compliance with U.S. laws and international agreements aimed at preventing oil spills and other marine pollution. Another prevention effort, minimizing marine debris, addresses commercial items like lost nets and fishing lines, as well as trash from recreational fishing and boating, such as beverage cans and bottles and pieces of foam plastic. As required by the Oil Pollution Act and the Superfund law, the USCG' s pollution preparedness and response activities aim to reduce the impact of oil and hazardous substances spills. USCG's National Pollution Funds Center manages the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, paying certain spill-related costs and certifying that vessels show evidence of financial responsibility. The environmental compliance and restoration activity seeks to ensure USCG compliance with environmental laws. The FY2007 budget request for marine environmental protection is $332 million, a decrease of $55 million from FY2006 enacted level, and representing 3.9% of the USCG's total budget. This report will be updated as warranted. Environmental activities of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) fall within the service's program for protection of natural resources, and consist of maritime oil spill prevention, marine debris, and pollution response preparedness. Protection of living marine resources and fisheries also falls in this category, but is not discussed here.' Marine environmental protection is one of six non-homeland security missions specified in the Homeland 1 CRS reports that discuss these issues include CRS Issue Brief IB 10139, Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Legislation in the 109h Congress, and CRS Report RL30215, The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation andManagementAct: Reauthorization Issues, both by Eugene H. Buck. Somewhat related is CRS Report RL32344, Ballast Water Management to Combat Invasive Species, by Eugene H. Buck. Congressional Research Service 4- The Library of Congress

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