1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 17, 2017Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Gulf Coast Restoration Efforts The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig on April 20, 2010, which took place 41 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast, resulted in an unprecedented discharge of oil i
2、nto U.S. waters. An estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico over 84 days. The spill resulted in the oiling of more than 1,100 miles of shoreline and caused damage to fish and wildlife species in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. As a result of the s
3、pill, private parties have agreed to pay more than $16 billion for recovery efforts and related restoration projects. Oil Spill Restoration Funding In the wake of the oil spill, several settlement agreements between the federal government and parties responsible for the oil spill (e.g., BP, Transoce
4、an) provided funding to mitigate and recover from damages associated with the Deepwater Horizon spill. These efforts have been in addition to preexisting, ongoing federal, state, local, and nongovernmental efforts to restore the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. The distribution and use of funds under three
