Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33 : Section 2501


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2501. Findings

      The Congress finds the following:
        (1) The washing ashore of potentially infectious medical wastes
      from public vessels of the United States may pose serious and
      widespread risks to public health and to the welfare of coastal
      communities.
        (2) Current Federal law provides inadequate protections against
      the disposal of such wastes from such vessels into ocean waters.
        (3) Operators of such vessels must take immediate action to
      stop disposing of such wastes into ocean waters.



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