An amendment numbered 9 printed in Part B of House Report 111-582 to seek to create an additional civil penalty on Gulf Coast Oil Spills of more than 1 million barrels, and would direct those funds toward previously authorized coastal restoration projects.

1. Adds SEC. 504. GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION ACCOUNT at the end of title V

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   Inserted: SEC. 504. GULF OF MEXICO RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

   Inserted: (a) Establishment of Special Account.--There is established in the Treasury of the United States a separate account to be known as the "Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account".

   Inserted: (b) Funding.--The Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account shall consist of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to such Account by section 311A of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

   Inserted: (c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Account shall be available, as provided in appropriations Acts, to carry out projects, programs, and activities as recommended by the Gulf of Mexico Restoration Task Force established in this title.

   Inserted: (d) Amendment to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Title III of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after section 311 the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 311A. ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR LARGE SPILLS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--In the case of an offshore facility from which more than 1,000,000 barrels of oil or a hazardous substance is discharged into the Gulf of Mexico in violation of section 311(b)(3), any person who is the owner or operator of the facility shall be subject to a civil penalty of $200,000,000 for each 1,000,000 barrels discharged.

   Inserted: "(b) Relationship to Other Penalties.--The civil penalty under subsection (a) shall be in addition to any other penalties to which the owner or operator of the facility is subject, including those under section 311.".

   Inserted: (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) takes effect on April 1, 2010.

   Original wording

   At the end of title V, add the following new section (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

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