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33 U.S.C. § 1401 — Annual reports

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33 U.S.C. § 1401 — Annual reports

**(a) Report by Secretary of Commerce** In March of each year, the Secretary of Commerce shall report to the Congress on his activities under this subchapter during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include— (1) the Secretary’s findings made under [section 1441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1441&num=0&edition=prelim), including an evaluation of the short-term ecological effects and the social and economic factors involved with the dumping; (2) the results of activities undertaken pursuant to [section 1442 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1442&num=0&edition=prelim); (3) with the concurrence of the Administrator and after consulting with officials of other appropriate Federal agencies, an identification of the short- and long-term research requirements associated with activities under subchapter I, and a description of how Federal research under this subchapter and subchapter I will meet those requirements; and (4) activities of the Department of Commerce under [section 665 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section665&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Report by Administrator** In March of each year, the Administrator shall report to the Congress on his activities during the previous fiscal year under [section 1443 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1443&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Report by Under Secretary** On October 31 of each year, the Under Secretary shall report to the Congress the specific programs that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency carried out pursuant to this subchapter in

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33 U.S.C. § 1443 — Monitoring and research program

The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating and with the Administrator shall, within six months of October 23, 1972, initiate a comprehensive and continuing program of monitoring and research regarding the effects of the dumping of material into ocean waters or other coastal waters where the tide ebbs and flows or into the Great Lakes or their connecting waters.

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33 U.S.C. § 1442 — Omitted

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section, Pub. L. 92–532, title I, § 112, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1060; Pub. L. 94–326, § 2, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 725; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, § 209(f), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2245; Pub. L. 102–580, title V, § 510, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4870, which required the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to report annually to Congress on the administration of this subchapter, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under [section 1113 of Title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1113&num=0&edition=prelim), Money and Finance. See, also, page 163 of House Document No. 103–7.

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33 U.S.C. § 1441 — Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated, for purposes of carrying out this subchapter, not to exceed $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1993 and not to exceed $14,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997, to remain available until expended.

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33 U.S.C. § 1445 — Research program respecting ocean dumping and other methods of waste disposal

**(a) Cooperation with public authorities, agencies, and institutions, private agencies and institutions, and individuals** The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (1) conduct research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies for the purpose of— (A) determining means of minimizing or ending, as soon as possible after October 6, 1980, the dumping into ocean waters, or waters described in [section 1411(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1411/b&num=0&edition=prelim), of material which may unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities, and (B) developing disposal methods as alternatives to the dumping described in subparagraph (A); and (2) encourage, cooperate with, promote the coordination of, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public authorities, agencies, and institutions (whether Federal, State, interstate, or local) and appropriate private agencies, institutions, and individuals in the conduct of research and other activities described in paragraph (1). **(b) Termination date for ocean dumping of sewage sludge not affected** Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect in any way the December 31, 1981, termination date, established in [section 1412a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1412a&num=0&edition=prelim), for the ocean dumping of sewage sludge. **(c) Regional management plans for waste disposal** The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and other officials of appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, shall ass

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16 U.S.C. § 665 — Investigations as to effect of sewage, industrial wastes; reports

The Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service and the United States Bureau of Mines, is authorized to make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, mine, petroleum, and industrial wastes, erosion silt, and other polluting substances on wildlife, and to make reports to the Congress concerning such investigations and of recommendations for alleviating dangerous and undesirable effects of such pollution. These investigations shall include (1) the determination of standards of water quality for the maintenance of wildlife; (2) the study of methods of abating and preventing pollution, including methods for the recovery of useful or marketable products and byproducts of wastes; and (3) the collation and distribution of data on the progress and results of such investigations for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies, individuals, organizations, or enterprises.

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16 U.S.C. § 1431 — Findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system

**(a) Findings** The Congress finds that— (1) this Nation historically has recognized the importance of protecting special areas of its public domain, but these efforts have been directed almost exclusively to land areas above the high-water mark; (2) certain areas of the marine environment possess conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, educational, cultural, archeological, or esthetic qualities which give them special national, and in some cases international, significance; (3) while the need to control the effects of particular activities has led to enactment of resource-specific legislation, these laws cannot in all cases provide a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the conservation and management of special areas of the marine environment; and (4) a Federal program which establishes areas of the marine environment which have special conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural, archeological, scientific, educational, or esthetic qualities as national marine sanctuaries managed as the National Marine Sanctuary System will— (A) improve the conservation, understanding, management, and wise and sustainable use of marine resources; (B) enhance public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the marine environment; and (C) maintain for future generations the habitat, and ecological services, of the natural assemblage of living resources that inhabit these areas. **(b) Purposes and policies** The purposes and policies of this chapter are— (1) to identify and designate as national marine sanctuaries areas of the marine environment which are of special national significance and to manage these areas as the National Marine Sanctuary System; (2) to provide authority for comprehensive and coordinated conservat

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16 U.S.C. § 1437 — Enforcement

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall conduct such enforcement activities as are necessary and reasonable to carry out this chapter. **(b) Powers of authorized officers** Any person who is authorized to enforce this chapter may— (1) board, search, inspect, and seize any vessel suspected of being used to violate this chapter or any regulation or permit issued under this chapter and any equipment, stores, and cargo of such vessel; (2) seize wherever found any sanctuary resource taken or retained in violation of this chapter or any regulation or permit issued under this chapter; (3) seize any evidence of a violation of this chapter or of any regulation or permit issued under this chapter; (4) execute any warrant or other process issued by any court of competent jurisdiction; (5) exercise any other lawful authority; and (6) arrest any person, if there is reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed an act prohibited by [section 1436(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1436/3&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Criminal offenses** (1) **Offenses** — A person is guilty of an offense under this subsection if the person commits any act prohibited by [section 1436(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1436/3&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Punishment** — Any person that is guilty of an offense under this subsection— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both; or (B) in the case of a person who in the commission of such an offense uses a dangerous weapon, engages in conduct that causes bodily injury to any person authorized to enforce this chapter or any person authoriz

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16 U.S.C. § 6401 — Purposes

The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to conserve and restore the condition of United States coral reef ecosystems challenged by natural and human-accelerated changes, including increasing ocean temperatures, changing ocean chemistry, coral bleaching, coral diseases, water quality degradation, invasive species, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; (2) to promote the science-based management and sustainable use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local communities and the Nation, including through improved integration and cooperation among Federal and non-Federal stakeholders responsible for managing coral reef resources; (3) to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems, continuing and emerging threats to such ecosystems, and the efficacy of innovative tools, technologies, and strategies to mitigate stressors and restore such ecosystems, including evaluation criteria to determine the effectiveness of management interventions, and accurate mapping for coral reef restoration; (4) to assist in the preservation of coral reefs by supporting science-based, consensus-driven, and community-based coral reef management by covered States and covered Native entities, including monitoring, conservation, and restoration projects that empower local communities, small businesses, and nongovernmental organizations; (5) to provide financial resources, technical assistance, and scientific expertise to supplement, complement, and strengthen community-based management programs and conservation and restoration projects of non-Federal reefs; (6) to establish a formal mechanism for collecting and allocating monetary donations from the private sector to be used for coral reef conservation and restoration projects; (7) to support rapid, eff

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18 U.S.C. § 1956 — Laundering of monetary instruments

**(a)** (1) Whoever, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a financial transaction which in fact involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity— (A) (i) with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or (ii) with intent to engage in conduct constituting a violation of section 7201 or 7206 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (B) knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part— (i) to conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership, or the control of the proceeds of specified unlawful activity; or (ii) to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law, shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $500,000 or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both. For purposes of this paragraph, a financial transaction shall be considered to be one involving the proceeds of specified unlawful activity if it is part of a set of parallel or dependent transactions, any one of which involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, and all of which are part of a single plan or arrangement. (2) Whoever transports, transmits, or transfers, or attempts to transport, transmit, or transfer a monetary instrument or funds from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States or to a place in the United States from or through a place outside the United States— (A) with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or (B) knowing that the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation,

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33 U.S.C. § 1271 — Sediment survey and monitoring

**(a) Survey** (1) **In general** — The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive national survey of data regarding aquatic sediment quality in the United States. The Administrator shall compile all existing information on the quantity, chemical and physical composition, and geographic location of pollutants in aquatic sediment, including the probable source of such pollutants and identification of those sediments which are contaminated pursuant to section 501(b)(4).11 See References in Text note below. (2) **Report** — Not later than 24 months after October 31, 1992, the Administrator shall report to the Congress the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of such survey, including recommendations for actions necessary to prevent contamination of aquatic sediments and to control sources of contamination. **(b) Monitoring** (1) **In general** — The Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive and continuing program to assess aquatic sediment quality. The program conducted pursuant to this subsection shall, at a minimum— (A) identify the location of pollutants in aquatic sediment; (B) identify the extent of pollutants in sediment and those sediments which are contaminated pursuant to section 501(b)(4); 1 (C) establish methods and protocols for monitoring the physical, chemical, and biological effects of pollutants in aquatic sediment and of contaminated sediment; (D) develop a system for the management, storage, and dissemination of data concerning aquatic sediment quality; (E) provide an assessment of aquatic sediment quali

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