§ 1443. Research program respecting ocean dumping and other methods of waste disposal

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

   Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–532 title II § 203 · 86 Stat. 1052

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1443

   Pub. L. 92–532, title II, § 203, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1061

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 92–532, title II, § 203, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1061

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 203. The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct and encourage, Federal-State cooperation. cooperate with, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public (whether Federal, State, interstate, or local) authorities, agencies, and institutions, private agencies and institutions, and individuals in the conduct of, and to promote the coordination of, research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies for the purpose of determining means of minimizing or ending all dumping of materials within five years of the effective date of this Act.

2. 1980

   Pub. L. 96–381 § 1 · 94 Stat. 1523

   1. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1443

      Pub. L. 96–381 substituted provision authorizing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research, etc., and to encourage and cooperate with public authorities, etc., for the purpose of determining means of minimizing or ending, as soon as possible after Oct. 6, 1980, dumping in ocean waters, or waters described in section 1411(b) of this title, of materials which may unreasonably degrade or endanger human health or the marine environment and to develop disposal methods as alternatives to dumping for provision authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to conduct research, etc., and to encourage and cooperate with public authorities, etc., for the purpose of minimizing or ending all dumping of materials within five years after the effective date of Pub. L. 92–532, which was approved Oct. 23, 1972

   2. Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 1443

      Pub. L. 96–381 inserted provision directing that nothing in this section be construed to affect in any way the Dec. 31, 1981, termination date, established by section 1412a of this title for ocean dumping of sewage sludge

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 96–381 substituted provision authorizing the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research, etc., and to encourage and cooperate with public authorities, etc., for the purpose of determining means of minimizing or ending, as soon as possible after Oct. 6, 1980, dumping in ocean waters, or waters described in section 1411(b) of this title, of materials which may unreasonably degrade or endanger human health or the marine environment and to develop disposal methods as alternatives to dumping for provision authorizing the Secretary of Commerce to conduct research, etc., and to encourage and cooperate with public authorities, etc., for the purpose of minimizing or ending all dumping of materials within five years after the effective date of Pub. L. 92–532, which was approved Oct. 23, 1972, and inserted provision directing that nothing in this section be construed to affect in any way the Dec. 31, 1981, termination date, established by section 1412a of this title for ocean dumping of sewage sludge.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking out “and” immediately after “fiscal year 1977,”, and

3. 1986

   Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–272 title VI § 6063 · 100 Stat. 82

   Added · 33 U.S.C. § 1443(c); 33 U.S.C. § 1443(d)

   Pub. L. 99–272 added subsecs. (c) and (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 99–272 added subsecs. (c) and (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 6063. REGIONAL MANAGEMENT PLANS. Section 203 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1443) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(c) The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary, the State and local governments. Waste disposal. Secretary of Commerce, and other officials of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, shall assess the feasibility in coastal areas of regional management plans for the disposal of waste materials. Such plans should integrate where appropriate Federal, State, regional, and local waste disposal activities into a comprehensive regional disposal strategy. These plans should address, among other things— “(1) the sources, quantities, and types of materials that require and will require disposal; “(2) the environmental, economic, social, and human health factors (and the methods used to assess these factors) associated with disposal alternatives; “(3) the improvements in production processes, methods of disposal, and recycling to. reduce the adverse effects associated with such disposal alternatives; “(4) the applicable laws and regulations governing waste disposal; and “(5) improvements in permitting processes to reduce administrative burdens. “(d) The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall submit to the Congress and the President, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this provision, a report on sewage sludge disposal in the New York City metropolitan region. The report shall— “(1) consider the factors listed in subsection (c) as they relate to landfilling, incineration, ocean dumping, or any other feasible disposal or reuse/recycling option; “(2) include an assessment of the cost of these alternatives; and “(3) recommend such regulatory or legislative changes as may be necessary to reduce the adverse impacts associated with sewage sludge disposal.”,

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