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PUBLIC LAW 93-254-MAR. 22, 1974
section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1321), shall be included only to the extent that such oil is taken on board a vessel or aircraft for the purpose of dumping."; (B) in subsection (f), by deleting "(33 U.S.C. 1151-1175)", and inserting in lieu thereof "(33 U.S.C. 1251-1376)"; and (C) by adding a new subsection to read as follows: "(1) 'Convention' means the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter.". (3) Section 101 is amended to read as follows: " (a) Except as may be authorized by a permit issued pursuant to section 102 or section 103 of this title, and subject to regulations issued pursuant to section 108 of this title, " (1) no person shall transport from the United States, and "(2) in the case of a vessel or aircraft registered in the United States or flying the United States flag or in the case of a United States department, agency, or instrumentality, no person shall transport from any location any material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters. "(b) Except as may be authorized by a permit issued pursuant to section 102 of this title, and subject to regulations issued pursuant to section 108 of this title, no person shall dump any material transported from a location outside the United States (1) into the territorial sea of the United States, or (2) into a zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, extending to a line twelve nautical miles seaward from the base line from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, to the extent that it may affect the territorial sea or the territory of the United States.". (4) Section 102 is amended— (A) in subsection (a) — (i) by deleting the words "as provided for in section 101 of this title," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "for which no permit may be issued,"; (ii) by adding, after the phrase "instrumentality of the United States,", the words "or in the case of a vessel or aircraft registered in the United States or flying the United States flag,"; and (iii) by adding at the end of the subsection the following sentence: "To the extent that he may do so without relaxing the requirements of this title, the Administrator, in establishing or revising such criteria, shall apply the standards and criteria binding upon the United States under the Convention, including its Annexes." (B) by adding a new subsection to read as follows: " (e) I n the case of transportation of material, by a vessel or aircraft registered in the United States or flying the United States flag, from a location in a foreign State Party to the Convention, a permit issued pursuant to the authority of that foreign State Party, in accordance with Convention requirements, and which otherwise could have been issued pursuant to subsection (a) hereof, shall be accepted, for the purposes of this title, as if it were issued by the Administrator under the authority of this section.". SEC. 2. The amendments made by subparagraph 1(4)(A) (iii) and paragraph 1(4)(B) of this Act shall become effective on the date that the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matters enters into force for the United States. I n all other respects, this Act shall become effective on the date of enactment. Approved March 22, 1974.
'Convention. Prohibited actsi. 33 USC 1411. 33 USC 1412, 1413. 33 USC 1418.
33 USC 1412.
Effective datesi 33 USC 1412 note. 33 USC 1401 note.
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