§ 1951. Purpose

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. 2006

   Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act

   Pub. L. 109–449 § 2 · 120 Stat. 3333

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1951

   Pub. L. 109–449, § 2, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3333

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 109–449, § 2, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3333

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 2. PURPOSES.   The purposes of this Act are— (1) to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety; (2) to reactivate the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee; and (3) to develop a Federal marine debris information clearinghouse.

2. 2012

   Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012

   Pub. L. 112–213 title VI § 603 · 126 Stat. 1540

   Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 1951

   Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The purposes of this chapter are—

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 112–213 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The purposes of this chapter are—

   “(1) to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety; “(2) to reactivate the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee; and “(3) to develop a Federal marine debris information clearinghouse.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 603. PURPOSE.   Section 2 (33 U.S.C. 1951) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 2. PURPOSE.   “The purpose of this Act is to address the adverse impacts of marine debris on the United States economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety through the identification, determination of sources, assessment, prevention, reduction, and removal of marine debris.” .

3. 2020

   Save Our Seas 2.0 Act

   Pub. L. 116–224 title I § 101(1) · 134 Stat. 1072

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1951

   Pub. L. 116–224 substituted “marine environment (including waters in the jurisdiction of the United States, the high seas, and waters in the jurisdiction of other countries),” for “marine environment,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 116–224 substituted “marine environment (including waters in the jurisdiction of the United States, the high seas, and waters in the jurisdiction of other countries),” for “marine environment,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in section 2 by striking “marine environment,” and inserting “marine environment (including waters in the jurisdiction of the United States, the high seas, and waters in the jurisdiction of other countries),”;

4. 2025

   Pub. L. 119–65 § 6(a) · 139 Stat. 1990

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 1951

   Pub. L. 119–65, which directed amendment of this section by substituting “Under Secretary” for “Administrator”, could not be executed because the word “Administrator” did not appear

   Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–65 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 119–65, which directed amendment of this section by substituting “Under Secretary” for “Administrator”, could not be executed because the word “Administrator” did not appear.

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