Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 1914


   

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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