PUBLIC LAW 101-380—AUG. 18, 1990 104 STAT. 527 "(3) REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS. — The President may, from time to time, as the President deems advisable, revise or otherwise amend the National Contingency Plan. " (4) ACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN.—After publication of the National Contingency Plan, the removal of oil and hazardous substances and actions to minimize damage from oil and hazardous substance discharges shall, to the greatest extent possible, be in accordance with the National Contingency Plan.". (b) DEFINITIONS. — Section 311(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting "containment and" after "refers to"; and (2) in paragraph (16) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in paragraph (17)— (A) by striking "Otherwise" and inserting "otherwise"; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: "(18) 'Area Committee' means an Area Committee established under subsection (j); "(19) 'Area Contingency Plan' means an Area Contingency Plan prepared under subsection (j); "(20) 'Coast Guard District Response Group' means a Coast Guard District Response Group established under subsection (j); "(21) 'Federal On-Scene Coordinator' means a Federal On- Scene Coordinator designated in the National Contingency Plan; "(22) 'National Contingency Plan' means the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under subsection (d); "(23) 'National Response Unit' means the National Response Unit established under subsection 0); and "(24) 'worst case discharge' means— "(A) in the case of a vessel, a discharge in adverse weather conditions of its entire cargo; and "(B) in the case of an offshore facility or onshore facility, the largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions.". (c) REVISION OF NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN. —Not later than 33 USC I32i one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President ^°^- shall revise and republish the National Contingency Plan prepared under section 311(c)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as in effect immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act) to implement the amendments made by this section and section 4202. SEC. 4202. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESPONSE SYSTEM. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subsection (j) of section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(j)) is amended— (1) by striking "(j)" and inserting the following: "( j) NATIONAL RESPONSE SYSTEM.— "; (2) by moving paragraph (1) so as to begin immediately below the heading for subsection (j) (as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection);
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