PUBLIC LAW 95-474—OCT. 17, 1978
92 STAT. 1481
" (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires— "(A) 'Discharge'includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, however caused. "(B) 'Foreign vessel' means any vessel of foreign registry or operated under the authority of any nation other than the United States. "(C) 'Hazardous material' means any liquid material or substance which is— " (i) flammable or combustible; or "(ii) designated a hazardous substance under section 311(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1321); or "(iii) designated a hazardous material under section 104 of the Hazardous Material Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1803). "(D) 'Marine environment' means the navigable waters of the United States and the land and resources therein and thereunder; the waters and fishery resources of any area over which the United States asserts exclusive fishery management authority; the seabed and subsoil of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, the resources thereof and the waters superjacent thereto; and the recreational, economic, and scenic values of such waters and resources. " (E) 'Oil' includes oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil. " (F) 'Person' means any individual (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), or any corporation, partnership, association, or other entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any State), and any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such government. "(G) 'Public vessel' means a vessel which— "(i) is owned, or chartered by demise, and operated by the United States or any foreign government; and " (ii) is not engaged in commercial service. " (H) 'Commercial service' means all types of trade or business involving the transportation of goods or persons, excluding the service performed by combatant vessels. " (I) 'Secretary' means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. " (J) 'State' includes each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgins Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. " (K) 'United States', when used in a geographical context, means all the States thereof. " (L) 'Vessel of the United States' means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States. "(M) 'Tanker' means a vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous materials in bulk in the cargo spaces.
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