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 104 STAT. 528 PUBLIC LAW 101-380 —AUG. 18, 1990 Uniformed services. North Carolina. Public information. Records. (3) by moving paragraph (1) two ems to the right, so the left margin of that paragraph is aligned with the left margin of paragraph (2) of that subsection (as added by paragraph (6) of this subsection); (4) in paragraph (1) by striking "(1)" and inserting the following: (1) IN GENERAL.— "; (5) by striking paragraph (2); and (6) by adding at the end the following: "(2) NATIONAL RESPONSE UNIT.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish a National Response Unit at Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The Secretary, acting through the National Response Unit— "(A) shall compile and maintain a comprehensive computer list of spill removal resources, personnel, and equipment that is available worldwide and within the areas designated by the President pursuant to paragraph (4), which shall be available to Federal and State agencies and the public; "(B) shall provide technical assistance, equipment, and other resources requested by a Federal On-Scene Coordinator; "(C) shall coordinate use of private and public personnel and equipment to remove a worst case discharge, and to mitigate or prevent a substantial threat of such a discharge, from a vessel, offshore facility, or onshore facility operating in or near an area designated by the President pursuant to paragraph (4); "(D) may provide technical assistance in the preparation of Area Contingency Plans required under paragraph (4); "(E) shall administer Coast Guard strike teams established under the National Contingency Plan; "(F) shall maintain on file all Area (Contingency Plans approved by the President under this subsection; and (G) shall review each of those plans that affects its responsibilities under this subsection. "(3) COAST GUARD DISTRICT RESPONSE GROUPS. —(A) The Secretary of the department in which the (Doast Guard is operating shall establish in each (Doast Guard district a Coast Guard District Response Group. "(B) Each C!oast Guard District Response Group shall consist of— "(i) the Coast Guard personnel and equipment, including firefighting equipment, of each port within the district; "(ii) additional prepositioned equipment; and "(iii) a district response advisory staff. "(C) (joast Guard district response groups— "(i) shall provide technical assistance, equipment, and other resources when required by a Federal On-Scene Coordinator; "(ii) shall maintain all Coast Guard response equipment within its district; "(iii) may provide technical assistance in the preparation of Area (Contingency Plans required under paragraph (4); and "(iv) shall review each of those plans that affect its area of geographic responsibility.

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