Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityNovember 28, 2012

Deepwater Horizon

BP Agreed to Plead to Criminal Charges, BP Employee Criminal Indictments and

SEC Civil Settlement

• $4 billion in criminal fines and penalties paid over 5 years

• BP agreed to plead guilty to 14 counts • 11 counts of felony manslaughter• 1 count felony obstruction of Congress• 1 misdemeanor violation of CWA• 1 misdemeanor violation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

• 5 years of probation

• Cooperation in criminal investigations

BP Agreed to Plead to Criminal Charges

• $1.256 billion in criminal fines• Counts 1-11: $5.5 million• Count 12: $1.15 billion to Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund• Count 13: $100 million North American Wetlands

Conservation Fund• Count 14: $500,000

• $2.4 billion to National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to conduct or fund projects

• 50% to Louisiana for barrier island or river diversions• 50% split between AL (28%), FL (28%), MS (28%) and TX (16%)

• $350 million to National Academy of Sciences for oil spill prevention and response

BP Agreed to Plead to Criminal Charges

• 3 BP employees charged

• 2 highest ranking supervisors on the rig • 23 count indictment charging federal involuntary

manslaughter, Seaman’s manslaughter and CWA violation

• Deputy Incident Commander• Obstruction of Congress• Making false statements to law enforcement officials

Individual Criminal Indictments

• $525 million settlement resolves securities fraud charges

• Payments to be made in 3 installments over 3 years

• SEC’s claims are premised on oil flow rate estimates contained in three reports provided by BP to the SEC within 14 days after the incident

SEC Civil Securities Fraud

Response Update

Current Oiling Conditions

• Over 2.1 million pounds of oily materials have been removed from Louisiana since January 2012.

• According to response data, over 212 miles of Louisiana shoreline continue to display some degree of oiling.

• Nearly 100% of the shorelines currently classified by response as “heavily oiled” and “moderately oiled” are Louisiana shorelines.

• Unilateral removal of segments from active response

• Lack of proactive and long-term oil reconnaissance and removal

• Submerged oil

• Premature exit from response

• Orphaned boom anchors

Ongoing Response Issues

• Reports of sheen in the area of MC 252• First reported by BP on September 16, 2012

• Most recent report on November 2, 2012

• Another ROV investigation is planned for early December

• BP and Transocean to develop options for permanent remediation of potential oil contained within the wreckage

• Louisiana’s concerns• One-month delay between sighting and ROV investigation

• Lack of long-term plan to eliminate continued threat to the Gulf and surrounding environment

Recent Sheening Near Macondo Well

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

--Early Restoration

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

• The Phase II DERP/ER describes the second round of projects proposed to receive funding from the $1 billion BP committed to early restoration on April 21, 2011

• Two proposed projects address injuries to the nesting habitat to beach nesting birds and nesting and nesting loggerhead sea turtles that resulted from response activities from the spill.

• Approximately $9 million

• Phase II DERP/ER released on November 6 for 30-day public comment period ending December 10, 2012

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

• A Comprehensive Program for Enhanced Management of Avian Breeding Habitat Injured by Response

• Nesting habitat for beach nesting birds in Florida and on DOI lands in Alabama and Mississippi

• Symbolic fencing, predator control and stewardship around important nesting areas to prevent disturbance

• $4,658,118

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

• Improving Habitat Injured by Spill Response: Restoring the Night Sky

• Reduce artificial lighting impacts on nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles in Florida and state lands in Alabama

• $4,321,165

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

Coastal Restoration ProjectsPhase II DERP/ER

• The Phase II DERP/ER is available on the internet and at public repositories

• Comments will be taken until Dec. 10 , 2012.

• Comments may be submitted in the following ways:

• Via the Web: http://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov or http://losco-dwh.com/EarlyRestorationPlanning.aspx

• For electronic submission of comments containing attachments, email: (fw4phase2DERPcomments@fws.gov)

•U.S. Mail: c/o U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 2099, Fairhope, AL 36533

Oyster Re-establishment Program (Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project)

Cheniere Ronquille Barrier Island Restoration

Lake Hermitage Additional Increment (NRDA Early Restoration Project)

Bay Side Segmented Breakwater at Grand Isle

Saltwater Hatchery West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment

Shell Island Restoration West Grand Terre Stabilization

Chandeleur Islands Restoration Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Caminada Headland

Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection Caillou Lake

Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration

Coastal Restoration Projects“Louisiana Plan” Projects

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