"To restore a more stable financial and economic environment, in which opportunity can again flourish and in which Americans' hard work and creativity can receive their proper rewards,".

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Earlier Friday, BP's incoming CEO Bob Dudley, said it is time to scale down the vast operation to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but he stressed his company's commitment to fully restore the environment.

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"We're excited to be able to go beyond simply achieving sustainability with 1Q, to helping restore the environment where it's needed the most, " says Laituri.

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She said the project covers 18 miles of tunnels and 24 miles of bridges through the mountains, as well as provisions to restore the environment, such as reforestation.

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Under the terms of the RESTORE Act -- passed last year with historic bipartisan support -- 80% of Clean Water Act civil penalties will go back to restore the environment and economies of the Gulf Coast states.

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