1/12/11 SeattlePI.Com Joel Connelly
Spurred by the report of a national commission on the BP Gulf oil spill, two Washington lawmakers would require oil companies to stockpile spill cleanup equipment ready to operate in the waves and strong currents of Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
"We currently have pretty good response capability up to a middle level spill: At the bigger level we are not well prepared. I don’t want us to be as unprepared as they (BP) were," said Rep. Christine Rolfes, D-Bainbridge.
Rep. Zack Hudgins, D-Tukwila, added: "Even if we are happy with the safety record, we need to be prepared for a catastrophic event."
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