Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council
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Cook Inlet RCAC needs you...
The Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC) and the Prevention, Response, Operations and Safety Committee (PROPS) of the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council are seeking interested volunteers who would like to serve as public members. The committees are each composed of at least three Council members and six to eight public members, meeting typically on a monthly basis.
If you are interested in oil industry related matters and would like to serve as a public member, beginning in March of 2010, you should submit a resume and cover letter to the CIRCAC office by February 19, 2010. Cook Inlet RCAC, 910 Highland Avenue, Kenai, AK 99611 or email to circac@circac.org. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Delaney at 283-7222 or 1-800-652-7222.
About CIRCAC
On March 24, 1989, the oil tanker, Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. The incident also changed forever the way crude oil is transported in the United States.
In the aftermath of the Exxon oil spill, Congress crafted a comprehensive oil spill prevention bill. The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 is the result of public hearings around the state where citizens and local government leaders demanded public involvement in the oversight of oil transportation.
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