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77 APPENDIX A Statement of Task for the Workshop An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a pub-lic workshop that will examine the legal, regula-tory, economic, transportation, and political issues likely to pose significant hurdles to an effective and timely marine salvage response to a major marine disaster in a critical West Coast port. The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions. The eventâs key objective is to promote robust and candid discussion among federal, state, and local government officials, industry representatives, and other experts and stakeholders concerning the issues involved with and the time frame required for responsible recovery from a major marine disaster (i.e., natural disaster, accident, or terrorist attack) that essentially closes a critical U.S. port. Conceptually, the catalyst for dialogue among workshop participants will be a dynamic terrorist incident scenario involving a containership, a tractor tug, a heavy- lift vessel, a tanker ship, and a car carrier that, for all practical purposes, shuts down both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, California. A consultant- developed report prepared for SupSalv will frame the initial discussion; that report is intended to provide realistic assumptions regarding the availability of suitable marine salvage assets, their costs, and the time required for various stages of planning and opera- tions. The intent is to draw on the expertise of the participantsâ from a wide range of disciplines, sectors, and institutionsâ to scope out and clearly identify potential issues and areas of conflict or delay that could seriously impede a salvage/recovery effort that is of vital strategic and economic interest to the region and the nation.
