Maine & New Hampshire Area Contingency Plan

The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) formally established Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) to serve the following purposes:

1. Provide for orderly and effective implementation of response actions to protect the people, natural resources, and property of the Coastal Zone from the impact of an actual or substantial threat of oil discharges and/or hazardous substance releases.
2. Promote the coordination of and describe the strategy for achieving a unified and coordinated federal, state, local, tribal, community and responsible party response to oil discharges and/or hazardous substance releases.
3. Align with the National Contingency Plan, Regional Contingency Plans, State Contingency Plans and Vessel and Facility Contingency Plans to ensure consistency of planning and preparedness from the local to national level.