Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
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Department of the Interior |
EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development |
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
Purpose
The mission of the U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Natural Resource Damage Assessment
and Restoration Program (NRDA Restoration Program) is to restore natural resources injured as
a result of oil spills or hazardous substance releases into the environment. In partnership
with affected state, tribal and federal trustee agencies, the NRDA Restoration Program conducts
damage assessments which are the first step toward resource restoration and used to provide
the basis for determining restoration needs that address the public’s loss and use of natural
resources.
Once the damages are assessed, the NRDA Restoration Program negotiates legal settlements or takes
other legal actions against the responsible parties for the spill or release. Funds from these
settlements are then used to restore the injured resources at no expense to the taxpayer.
Source(s) of Information
1. DOI: Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program
Related EPA Program(s)
Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and Response:
The program includes spill prevention, preparedness, and response activities. The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) serves
to prevent oil spills that have potential to reach navigable waters. Area Planning ensures that EPA and other response organizations have
identified resources that need to be protected, and methods to effectively coordinate during response. The Facility Response Plan (FRP)
requires the largest oil facilities to have capability to respond to a worst-case spill, and EPA’s spill response program has
authorities and resources to lead or oversee oil spill response activities.
Authorizing Legislation
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990.
Other Programs under Goal 3
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