Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 4.djvu/946

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110 STAT. 3042 PUBLIC LAW 104-227—OCT. 2, 1996 Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996. The regulations to be issued under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall be issued within 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996.". SEC. 107. SAVING PROVISIONS. 16 USC 2413. Section 14 of the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 is amended to read as follows: •SEC. 14. SAVING PROVISIONS. "(a) REGULATIONS. —All regulations promulgated under this Act prior to the date of the enactment of the Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 shall remain in effect until superseding regulations are promulgated under section 6. "(b) PERMITS.— All permits issued under this Act shall remain in effect until they expire in accordance with the terms of those permits.", TITLE II—CONFORMEVG AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO ACT TO PREVENT POLLUTION FROM SHIPS. (a) DEFINITIONS.— Section 2 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) of subo section (a) as paragraphs (3) through (12), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the following new paragraphs: "(1) 'Antarctica' means the area south of 60 degrees south latitude;

    • (2) 'Antarctic Protocol' means the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, signed October 4,

1991, in Madrid, and all annexes thereto, and includes any ftiture amendments thereto which have entered into force;"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

    • (c) For the purposes of this Act, the requirements of Annex

IV to the Antarctic Protocol shall apply in Antarctica to all vessels over which the United States has jurisdiction.". (b) APPLICATION OF ACT.— Section 3(b)(1)(B) of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1902(b)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting "or the Antarctic Protocol" after "MARPOL Protocol". (c) ADMINISTRATION. —Section 4 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1903) is amended— (1) by inserting ", Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol," after "the MARPOL Protocol" in the first sentence of subsection (a); (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ", Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol," after "the MARPOL Protocol"; (3) in subsection (b)(2)(A) by striking "within 1 year after the effective date of this paragraph,"; and (4) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) by inserting "and of Annex rV to the Antarctic Protocol" after "the Convention". (d) POLLUTION RECEPTION FACILITIES. —Section 6 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1905) is amended—