Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 35 — Artificial Reefs
§ 2102. Establishment of standards
Statutory text
Based on the best scientific information available, artificial reefs in waters covered under this chapter shall be sited and constructed, and subsequently monitored and managed in a manner which will—
enhance fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;
facilitate access and utilization by United States recreational and commercial fishermen;
minimize conflicts among competing uses of waters covered under this chapter and the resources in such waters;
minimize environmental risks and risks to personal health and property; and
be consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and shall not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation.
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.
National Fishing Enhancement Act of 1984
Pub. L. 98–623 title II § 203 · 98 Stat. 3394
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2102
(Pub. L. 98–623, title II, § 203, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3395.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 98–623, title II, § 203, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3395.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 203. ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS. Based on the best scientific information available, artificial reefs Water. in waters covered under this title shall be sited and constructed, and subsequently monitored and managed in a manner which will— (1) enhance fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable; (2) facilitate access and utilization by United States recreational and commercial fishermen; (3) minimize conflicts among competing uses of waters covered under this title and the resources in such waters; (4) minimize environmental risks and risks to personal health Pollution. and property; and (5) be consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and shall not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation.
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