Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 1914
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1914 - Notes
SOURCE
(Pub. L. 100-220, title II, Sec. 2203, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat.
1466; Pub. L. 104-324, title VIII, Sec. 802(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3944.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972,
referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92-532, Oct. 23, 1972, 86
Stat. 1052, as amended. Title V of the Act, popularly known as the
National Coastal Monitoring Act, is classified generally to chapter
41 (Sec. 2801 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification
of title V to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
2801 of this title and Tables.
This Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), probably should be "this
title" meaning title II of Pub. L. 100-220, Dec. 29, 1987, 101
Stat. 1460, as amended, known as the Marine Plastic Pollution
Research and Control Act of 1987. For complete classification of
title II to the Code, see Short Title of 1987 Amendment note set
out under section 1901 of this title and Tables.
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, referred to in subsec.
(d)(2), is Pub. L. 96-478, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2297, as
amended, which is classified principally to this chapter (Sec. 1901
et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 1901 of this title and
Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Marine Plastic Pollution
Research and Control Act of 1987 and as part of the United
States-Japan Fishery Agreement Approval Act of 1987, and not as
part of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships which comprises
this chapter.
AMENDMENTS
1996 - Pub. L. 104-324 amended section generally. Prior to
amendment, section read as follows: "Not later than September 30,
1988, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Congress a
report on the effects of plastic materials on the marine
environment. The report shall -
"(1) identify and quantify the harmful effects of plastic
materials on the marine environment;
"(2) assess the specific effects of plastic materials on living
marine resources in the marine environment;
"(3) identify the types and classes of plastic materials that
pose the greatest potential hazard to living marine resources;
"(4) analyze, in consultation with the Director of the National
Bureau of Standards, plastic materials which are claimed to be
capable of reduction to environmentally benign submits under the
action of normal environmental forces (including biological
decomposition, photodegradation, and hydrolysis); and
"(5) recommend legislation which is necessary to prohibit, tax,
or regulate sources of plastic materials that enter the marine
environment."
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of
the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the
Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of
Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see
sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
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