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BP Fines for Gulf States Included in Highway Bill

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By The Associated Press
Published June 28, 2012 at 10:31 AM CDT

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu says a transportation bill that Congress is close to approving includes a provision to steer 80 percent of the fines BP PLC is expected to pay in water pollution penalties stemming from the Gulf oil spill to pay for restoration in five Gulf states. 
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