33 USC 2752 – Annual appropriations
(a) Required
Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts in the Fund shall be available only as provided in annual appropriation Acts.
(b) Exceptions
(1) In general
Subsection (a) shall not apply to—
(A) section 2706(f), 2712(a)(4), or 2736 of this title; or
(B) an amount, which may not exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year, made available by the President from the Fund—
(i) to carry out section 1321(c) of this title; and
(ii) to initiate the assessment of natural resources damages required under section 2706 of this title.
(2) Fund advances
(A) In general
To the extent that the amount described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) is not adequate to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph, the Coast Guard may obtain 1 or more advances from the Fund as may be necessary, up to a maximum of $100,000,000 for each advance, with the total amount of advances not to exceed the amounts available under section 9509(c)(2) of title 26.
(B) Notification to Congress
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Coast Guard obtains an advance under subparagraph (A), the Coast Guard shall notify Congress of—
(i) the amount advanced; and
(ii) the facts and circumstances that necessitated the advance.
(C) Repayment
Amounts advanced under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or substantial threat of discharge.
(3) Availability
Amounts to which this subsection applies shall remain available until expended.
Terms Used In 33 USC 2752
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.