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 124 STAT. 2983 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) and to State agencies, tribal governments, and other appropriate entities to carry out— (1) regional assessments to quantify the source, incidence and volume of small oil spills, focusing initially on regions in the country where, in the past 10 years, the incidence of such spills is estimated to be the highest; (2) voluntary, incentive-based clean marina programs that encourage marina operators, recreational boaters, and small commercial vessel operators to engage in environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures and best manage- ment practices to prevent or reduce pollution from oil spills and other sources; (3) cooperative oil spill prevention education programs that promote public understanding of the impacts of spilled oil and provide useful information and techniques to minimize pollu- tion, including methods to remove oil and reduce oil contamina- tion of bilge water, prevent accidental spills during maintenance and refueling and properly cleanup and dispose of oil and hazardous substances; and (4) support for programs, including outreach and education to address derelict vessels and the threat of such vessels sinking and discharging oil and other hazardous substances, including outreach and education to involve efforts to the owners of such vessels. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014. SEC. 706. IMPROVED COORDINATION WITH TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall complete the development of a tribal consultation policy, which recognizes and protects to the maximum extent practicable tribal treaty rights and trust assets in order to improve the Coast Guard’s consultation and coordination with the tribal governments of federally recognized Indian tribes with respect to oil spill prevention, preparedness, response and natural resource damage assessment. (b) INCLUSION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after identifying an oil spill that is likely to have a significant impact on natural or cultural resources owned or directly utilized by a federally recognized Indian tribe, the Coast Guard will— (1) ensure that representatives of the tribal government of the affected tribes are included as part of the incident com- mand system established by the Coast Guard to respond to the spill; (2) share information about the oil spill with the tribal government of the affected tribe; and (3) to the extent practicable, involve tribal governments in deciding how to respond to the spill. (c) COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.—The Coast Guard may enter into memoranda of agreement and associated protocols with Indian tribal governments in order to establish cooperative arrangements for oil pollution prevention, preparedness, and response. Such Deadline. Consultation policy. 33 USC 1321b.