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 124 STAT. 2984 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 memoranda may be entered into prior to the development of the tribal consultation and coordination policy to provide Indian tribes grant and contract assistance. Such memoranda of agreement and associated protocols with Indian tribal governments may include— (1) arrangements for the assistance of the tribal govern- ment to participate in the development of the National Contin- gency Plan and local Area Contingency Plans to the extent they affect tribal lands, cultural and natural resources; (2) arrangements for the assistance of the tribal govern- ment to develop the capacity to implement the National Contin- gency Plan and local Area Contingency Plans to the extent they affect tribal lands, cultural and natural resources; (3) provisions on coordination in the event of a spill, including agreements that representatives of the tribal govern- ment will be included as part of the regional response team co-chaired by the Coast Guard and the Environmental Protec- tion Agency to establish policies for responding to oil spills; (4) arrangements for the Coast Guard to provide training of tribal incident commanders and spill responders for oil spill preparedness and response; (5) demonstration projects to assist tribal governments in building the capacity to protect tribal treaty rights and trust assets from oil spills; and (6) such additional measures the Coast Guard determines to be necessary for oil pollution prevention, preparedness, and response. (d) FUNDING FOR TRIBAL PARTICIPATION.—Subject to the avail- ability of appropriations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide assistance to participating tribal governments in order to facilitate the implementation of cooperative arrangements under subsection (c) and ensure the participation of tribal governments in such arrangements. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commandant $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to be used to carry out this section. SEC. 707. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT THE LOSS OF OIL. Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Com- mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the availability, feasibility, and potential cost of technology to detect the loss of oil carried as cargo or as fuel on tank and non-tank vessels greater than 400 gross tons. SEC. 708. USE OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subpara- graphs (C) and (D), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘(B) not more than $15,000,000 in each fiscal year shall be available to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere for expenses incurred by, and activities related to, response and damage assessment capabilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;’’.