BP Payments To Local Governments Top $31 Million, $9 Million To Escambia

June 27, 2011

Payments to local governments for costs incurred following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill have totaled more than $31.5 million, according to company figures that list payments made through June 23.

Escambia and Bay Counties have so far collected the most from BP, with each receiving more than $9 million to offset costs of recovery and mitigation. Walton County received more than $5.1 million. Most of the money was spent on emergency response and removal costs.

Unlike private residents and businesses, state and local agencies recover their costs directly from the company instead of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which is reimbursing claimants out of a $20 billion BP fund. So far, the GCCF has paid out nearly $5 billion on more than 150,000 claims.

By The News Service of Florida

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2 Responses to “BP Payments To Local Governments Top $31 Million, $9 Million To Escambia”

  1. 429SCJ on June 29th, 2011 6:26 am

    I do not know if anyone is interested but I learned that Mr Fienburg performed 33 MONTHS of pro bono services on 9/11 related matters. I read also that BP was complaining he was too loose with the spill fund money. I wonder why BP has not been sent packing with that attitude. The gulf belongs to the USA and Mexico, not! BP. I say US drilling firms only for our waters.

  2. 429SCJ on June 27th, 2011 6:16 am

    I guess 5 billion went to us and 15 billion to Mr Fineburg, he sure is tight with a dollar.

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