SB 6582 - DIGEST |
Establishes the spill prevention and response act. |
Requires the department of ecology to: (1) In consultation with the utilities and transportation commission, the federal railroad administration, and industry representatives, conduct a study on the safety of transporting crude oil in liquid bulk form by rail; |
(2) Provide an analysis on the safety of transporting liquid bulk crude oil on waters of the state; and |
(3) Provide grants to emergency responders to assist with oil spill response and firefighting equipment and resources. |
Requires the department of ecology and the utilities and transportation commission to jointly hold a symposium on emergency prevention and response activities for liquid bulk crude oil transported in the Pacific Northwest region. |
Requires the owner or operator for each facility other than a transmission pipeline to submit to the department of ecology data and information on: (1) The volume and type of crude oil that arrived at and departed from the facility each month, including the state, province, or country of origin of the crude oil; and |
(2) The mode of arrival and departure at the facility including, but not limited to, arrival by vessel, rail, or pipeline. |
Imposes an oil spill response tax and an oil spill administration tax on the privilege of receiving crude oil at a bulk oil terminal within this state from a tank car. |