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MS HR145
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/7/2011
Primary Sponsor
Becky Currie
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AI Summary
- Mississippi House Resolution commending state agency employees for their response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which began on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and causing unprecedented environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico
- Employees from 14 state agencies and institutions—including the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Marine Resources, Mississippi National Guard, and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency—collectively logged over 350,000 man-hours responding to the spill
- Response efforts included more than 35 flying sorties to the well site, over 1,000 flying hours patrolling beaches and Gulf waters, and more than 75,000 man-hours spent on diving, collecting, and analyzing samples of seafood, soil, wildlife, and marsh plants
- State employees coordinated with agencies from Louisiana and Alabama, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, other federal agencies, and BP, while also working with local governments and citizens to address social, economic, emotional, and physical impacts
- Adopted by the entire House membership, with copies directed to the executive directors and leaders of all 14 named agencies and institutions, as well as the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
State agencies; commend on response to Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Last Action
Enrolled Bill Signed
4/7/2011
Full Bill Text
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