annual report

annual report Sec. 406. (a) The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Congress which shall set forth— (1) a description of the types of damages set forth in claims filed with the Secretary during the previous year for compensation from the Fund; (2) the amount of compensation awarded to claimants during the previous year; and (3) the number of cases during the previous year in which damages were determined to be the responsibility of a lessee or 92 STAT. 690 permittee conducting operations on the Outer Continental Shelf, or the contractor or subcontractor of such a lessee or permittee. (b) In addition to the material described in subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, include in the first annual report an evaluation of the feasibility and comparative cost of preventing or reducing obstructions on the Outer Continental Shelf which pose potential hazards to commercial fishing or fishing gear by (1) imposing fines or penalties on lessees or permittees, or contractors or subcontractors of lessees or permittees, who are responsible for such obstructions, or (2) requiring the bonding of such lessees or permittees or such contractors or subcontractors.