§ 1220. State applications for obsolete ships for use as offshore reefs

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1972

   Pub. L. 92–402 § 3 · 86 Stat. 617

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1220

   Pub. L. 92–402, § 3, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 618

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–402, § 3, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 618

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. (a) Any State may apply to the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) for Liberty ships which, but for the operation of this Act, would be designated by the Secretary for scrapping if the State intends to sink such ships for use as an offshore artificial reef for the conservation of marine life. (b) A State shall apply for Liberty ships under this Act in such manner and form as the Secretary shall prescribe, but such application shall include at least (1) the location at which the State proposes to sink the ships, (2) a certificate from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, that the proposed use of the particular vessel or vessels requested by the State will be compatible with water quality standards and other appropriate environmental protection requirements, and (3) statements and estimates with respect to the conservation goals which are sought to be achieved by use of the ships. (c) Before taking any action with respect to an application submitted under this Act, the Secretary shall provide copies of the application to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Defense, and any other appropriate Federal officer, and shall consider comments and views of such officers with respect to the application.

2. 1984

   National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–623 § 207 · 98 Stat. 3394

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1220(a); 16 U.S.C. § 1220(b)

      Pub. L. 98–623, § 207, substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of Commerce” wherever appearing

   2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1220(a); 16 U.S.C. § 1220(b)

      Pub. L. 98–623, § 207, substituted “obsolete ships” for “Liberty ships” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 98–623, § 207, substituted “Secretary of Transportation” for “Secretary of Commerce” and “obsolete ships” for “Liberty ships”, wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 207. USE OF CERTAIN VESSELS AS ARTIFICIAL REEFS. The Act entitled “An Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1973 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce and for other purposes”, approved August 22, 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1220–1220c), is amended— (1) by striking out “Liberty” each place it appears in sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 and inserting in lieu thereof “obsolete”; (2) by striking out “Commerce” in 16 USC 1220. section 3 and inserting in lieu thereof “Transportation”; (3) by striking out “shall” in the matter preceding paragraph 16 USC 1220a. (1) in section 4 and inserting in lieu thereof “may”, and (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “Sec. 7. For purposes of sections 3, 4, 5, and 6, the term ‘obsolete 16 USC 1220d. ship’ means any vessel owned by the Department of Transportation that has been determined to be of insufficient value for commercial or national defense purposes to warrant its maintenance and preser-vation in the national defense reserve fleet and has been designated as an artificial reef candidate.”.

3. 2009

   National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

   Pub. L. 111–84 div. C title XXXV § 3513(a) · 123 Stat. 2190

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1220(d)

   Pub. L. 111–84 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 111–84 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) In General.— Section 3 of Public Law 92–402 (16 U.S.C. 1220) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(d) Any territory, possession, or Commonwealth of the United States, and any foreign country, may apply to the Secretary for an obsolete vessel to be used for an artificial reef under this section. The application process and reefing of any such obsolete vessel shall be performed in a manner consistent with the process jointly developed by the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 3504(b) of Public Law 107–314 (16 U.S.C. 1220 note).” .

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