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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1977

91 STAT. 1594 16 USC 1801 note. 33 USC 1321.

43 USC 1331 note. 33 USC 1501 °°*®-

Penalty.

33 USC 1471 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-217—DEC. 27, 1977 management authority of the United States (including resources under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976)". (3) Section 311(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act jg amended by inserting " (i) " immediately after "The discharge of oil or hazardous substances" and by inserting after the phrase "into or upon the waters of the contiguous zone" a comma and the following: "or (ii) in connection with activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act or the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, or which may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States (including resources under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976),". (4) Section 311(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting "or which may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States (including resources under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976)" immediately after "waters of the contiguous zone", and by striking out "article IV of". (5) Section 311(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by striking all after "beaches" and inserting a period. (6) Section 311(b)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after "Any such person" in the second sentence "(A) in charge of a vessel from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged in violation of paragraph (3)(i) of this subsection, or (B) in charge of a vessel from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged in violation of paragraph (3) (ii) of this subsection and who is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or (C) in charge of an onshore facility or an offshore facility,". (7) The first sentence of section 311(b)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by striking out "Any owner or operator of any vessel, or shore facility," and inserting in lieu thereof "Any owner, operator, or person in charge of any onshore facility". ^ (8) Section 311(b)(6) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting immediately after the first sentence thereof the following: "Any owner, operator, or person in charge of any vessel from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged in violation of paragraph (3)(i) of this subsection, and any owner, operator, or person in charge of a vessel from which oil or a hazardous substance is discharged in violation of paragraph (3) (ii) who is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, shall be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating of not more than $5,000 for each offense.". (b) Section 311(c)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after "discharged," the following: "or there is a substantial threat of such discharge,". (c)(1) Section 311(c)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is further amended by inserting after "contisfuous zone," the following: "or in connection with activities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act or the Deepwater Port Act of 1974, or which may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States (including resources under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976)". (2) The last sentence of section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is amended by inserting after "under this subsection" the following: "or under the Intervention on the High Seas Act (or the convention defined in section 2(3) thereof)".