33 U.S.C. § 2733 — Bligh Reef light

Page 905 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 2735 2014—Subsec. (k)(3). Pub. L. 113–281 substituted ‘‘not less than $1,400,000’’ for ‘‘not more than $1,000,000’’ in introductory provisions. 2006—Subsec. (m)(4). Pub. L. 109–241 substituted ‘‘of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper- ating.’’ for ‘‘of Transportation.’’ Executive Documents DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS Functions of President under subsecs. (c)(2)(D) and (o) of this section delegated to Secretary of the Depart- ment in which the Coast Guard is operating by section 8(f), (g) of Ex. Ord. No. 12777, Oct. 18, 1991, 56 F.R. 54769, as amended, set out as a note under section 1321 of this title. PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGIONAL CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE Certification of President of the United States, Mar. 21, 1991, 56 F.R. 12439, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 5002(o)(1) of the Oil Pollu- tion Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–380, 104 Stat. 552) [33 U.S.C. 2732(o)(1)], I hereby certify for the year 1991 the following: (1) that the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Committee fosters the general goals and pur- poses of section 5002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for the year 1991; and (2) that the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Committee is broadly representative of the communities and interests in the vicinity of the ter- minal facilities and Prince William Sound. This certification shall be published in the Federal Register. GEORGE BUSH. COOK INLET REGIONAL CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL Certification of President of the United States, Aug. 6, 1991, 56 F.R. 37819, provided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 5002(o)(2) of the Oil Pollu- tion Act of 1990 [33 U.S.C. 2732(o)(2)], I hereby certify for the year 1991 the following: (1) that the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council has met the general goals and purposes of sec- tion 5002 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for the year 1991; and (2) that the Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council is broadly representative of the communities and interests in the vicinity of the terminal facilities and offshore facilities in Cook Inlet. This certification shall be published in the Federal Register. GEORGE BUSH. § 2733. Bligh Reef light The Secretary of Transportation shall within one year after August 18, 1990, install and ensure operation of an automated navigation light on or adjacent to Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, of sufficient power and height to provide long-range warning of the location of Bligh Reef. (Pub. L. 101–380, title V, § 5003, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 553.) § 2734. Vessel traffic service system The Secretary of Transportation shall within one year after August 18, 1990— (1) acquire, install, and operate such addi- tional equipment (which may consist of radar, closed circuit television, satellite tracking systems, or other shipboard dependent surveil- lance), train and locate such personnel, and issue such final regulations as are necessary to increase the range of the existing VTS sys- tem in the Port of Valdez, Alaska, sufficiently to track the locations and movements of tank vessels carrying oil from the Trans-Alaska Pipeline when such vessels are transiting Prince William Sound, Alaska, and to sound an audible alarm when such tankers depart from designated navigation routes; and (2) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra- structure of the House of Representatives a re- port on the feasibility and desirability of in- stituting positive control of tank vessel move- ments in Prince William Sound by Coast Guard personnel using the Port of Valdez, Alaska, VTS system, as modified pursuant to paragraph (1). (Pub. L. 101–380, title V, § 5004, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 553; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 408(b)(2), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2117.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Par. (2). Pub. L. 107–295 substituted ‘‘Transpor- tation and Infrastructure’’ for ‘‘Merchant Marine and Fisheries’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat- ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 2735. Equipment and personnel requirements under tank vessel and facility response plans (a) In general In addition to the requirements for response plans for vessels established by section 1321(j) of this title, a response plan for a tanker loading cargo at a facility permitted under the Trans- Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), and a response plan for such a facil- ity, shall provide for— (1) prepositioned oil spill containment and removal equipment in communities and other strategic locations within the geographic boundaries of Prince William Sound, including escort vessels with skimming capability; barges to receive recovered oil; heavy duty sea boom, pumping, transferring, and lightering equipment; and other appropriate removal equipment for the protection of the environ- ment, including fish hatcheries; (2) the establishment of an oil spill removal organization at appropriate locations in Prince William Sound, consisting of trained personnel in sufficient numbers to imme- diately remove, to the maximum extent prac-