The Obama administration unveiled a long-term restoration plan on Sept. 28 that calls for a dedicated fund to be set up to pay for long-term recovery and restoration of the Gulf Coast.
The restoration plan was written by Navy Secretary Ray Mabus at the request of President Obama. Chief among its recommendations is a call for Congress to dedicate a significant amount of any civil penalties obtained from responsible parties for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill into a Gulf Coast Recovery Fund to go toward the long-term cleanup and restoration of the Gulf.