103 STAT. 1918 PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12, 1989 "(d) The Secretary may agree with another Federal agency for that agency to assist in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities under this chapter. The Secretary may enter into contracts, coopera- tive agreements, and grant agreements with State and local govern- ments to assist in carrying out the Secretary's responsibilities under this chapter. Services that may be obtained under this subsection include identifying, investigating, and cleaning up off-site contami- nation that may have resulted from the release of a hazardous substance or pollutant at a Coast Guard facility. Contracts. "(e) Section 119 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Insurance. Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9619) applies to response action contractors that carry out response actions under this chap- ter. The Coast Guard shall indemnify response action contractors to the extent that adequate insurance is not generally available at a fair price at the time the contractor enters into the contract to cover the contractor's reasonable, potential, long-term liability. "§ 692. Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account "(a) There is established for the Coast Guard an account known as the Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration Account. All sums appropriated to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and restoration functions under this chapter or another law shall be credited or transferred to the account and remain available until expended. "(b) Funds may be obligated or expended from the account to carry out the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and restora- tion functions under this chapter or another law. "(c) In proposing the budget for any fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the President shall set forth sepa- rately the amount requested for the Coast Guard's environmental compliance and restoration activities under this chapter or another law. "(d) Amounts recovered under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9607) for the Secretary's response actions at current and former Coast Guard facilities shall be credited to the account. "§ 693. Annual Report to Congress "(a) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report each fiscal year describing the progress the Secretary has made during the preceding fiscal year in implementing this chapter. "(b) Each report shall include: "(1) A statement for each facility or vessel for which the Secretary is responsible under section 691(c) of this title where a release of a hazardous substance or pollutant has been identi- fied. "(2) The status of response actions contemplated or under- taken at each facility. "(3) The specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals for response actions contemplated or undertaken at each facility. "(4) The total amount required to clean up contamination at all identified facilities.". (b) TITLE ANALYSIS.—The title analysis at the beginning of part I of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding after item 17: "19. Coast Guard Environmental Compliance and Restoration Program 690".
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