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MassDEP advisory committee reviews fund balance, trailers, grants and exercises
Summary
At the OSAC meeting in Plymouth, MassDEP staff reported a roughly $46 million trust-fund balance, detailed replacement and inspection plans for 81 statewide oil-spill trailers, previewed a new round of MOSFRA grants (expected to total more than $1 million) and outlined 2026 geographic response exercises and Boston Harbor sensor installations.
The Oil Spill Act Advisory Committee met in Plymouth for its annual update on oil‑spill preparedness and response. MassDEP staff reported financial, equipment and exercise updates and previewed a new round of MOSFRA grants.
Steve Mahoney, who presented the program’s finances, said the program’s trust fund is in an interest-bearing account and estimated the fund balance at about $46,000,000. He cited a prior Nuka study that estimated reserves needed to meet statutory obligations for a major spill would be roughly $30,000,000 with escalation adjustments.
Julie Atchison, program coordinator, outlined the state’s trailer and equipment posture. “Each trailer has a thousand feet of boom in it,” Atchison said, and she described an…
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