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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1509. Marine environmental protection and navigational safety
(a) Regulations and procedures
Subject to recognized principles of international law and the
provision of adequate opportunities for public involvement, the
Secretary shall prescribe and enforce procedures, either by
regulation (for basic standards and conditions) or by the
licensee's operations manual, with respect to rules governing
vessel movement, loading and unloading procedures, designation and
marking of anchorage areas, maintenance, law enforcement, and the
equipment, training, and maintenance required (A) to prevent
pollution of the marine environment, (B) to clean up any pollutants
which may be discharged, and (C) to otherwise prevent or minimize
any adverse impact from the construction and operation of such
deepwater port.
(b) Safety of property and life; regulations
The Secretary shall issue and enforce regulations with respect to
lights and other warning devices, safety equipment, and other
matters relating to the promotion of safety of life and property in
any deepwater port and the waters adjacent thereto.
(c) Marking of components; payment of cost
The Secretary shall mark, for the protection of navigation, any
component of a deepwater port whenever the licensee fails to mark
such component in accordance with applicable regulations. The
licensee shall pay the cost of such marking.
(d) Safety zones; designation; construction period; permitted
activities
(1) Subject to recognized principles of international law and
after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary shall designate a zone of appropriate size
around and including any deepwater port for the purpose of
navigational safety. In such zone, no installations, structures, or
uses will be permitted that are incompatible with the operation of
the deepwater port. The Secretary shall by regulation define
permitted activities within such zone. The Secretary shall, not
later than 30 days after publication of notice pursuant to section
1504(c) of this title, designate such safety zone with respect to
any proposed deepwater port.
(2) In addition to any other regulations, the Secretary is
authorized, in accordance with this subsection, to establish a
safety zone to be effective during the period of construction of a
deepwater port and to issue rules and regulations relating thereto.
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