33 U.S.C. § 2711
Consultation on removal actions
The President shall consult with the affected trustees designated under section 2706 of this title on the appropriate removal action to be taken in connection with any discharge of oil. For the purposes of the National Contingency Plan, removal with respect to any discharge shall be considered completed when so determined by the President in consultation with the Governor or Governors of the affected States. However, this determination shall not preclude additional removal actions under applicable State law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1997–2014 · leading case: BP America Inc. v. Chustz
BP America Inc. v. Chustz (2014)
“33 U.S.C. § 2711 Regardless of the force and effect of the Federal On-Scene Coordinator’s prohibition on future removal efforts concerning the orphaned anchors, the defendants argue that the plaintiffs fail to state a claim under impossibility preemption because multiple savings…”
General Electric Co. v. United States Department of Commerce (1997)
“33 U.S.C. § 2711 . How, for example, does the standard governing the President’s primary removal authority differ from the standard governing trustee residual authority? What precisely is a trustee’s role in primary removal, and what is the role of EPA and the Coast Guard, if…”
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