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(continued) e to carry out this section may be used to
initiate litigation, or for the acquisition of real property (other
than facilities leased at the Alaska SeaLife Center). No more than
10 percent of the funds made available to carry out subsection
(b)(1) of this section may be used to administer the Institute. The
administrative funds of the Institute and the administrative funds
of the North Pacific Research Board created under Public Law 105-83
may be used to jointly administer such programs at the discretion
of the North Pacific Research Board.
(f) Availability of research
The Institute shall publish and make available to any person on
request the results of all research, educational, and demonstration
projects conducted by the Institute. The Institute shall provide a
copy of all research, educational, and demonstration projects
conducted by the Institute to the National Park Service, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-380, title V, Sec. 5008, as added Pub. L. 106-246,
div. B, title II, Sec. 2204(1), July 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 546;
amended Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec.
144(c)(1)(A), (B)], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-238,
2763A-239.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (c),
is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Public Law 105-83, referred to in subsec. (e), is Pub. L. 105-83,
Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1543, as amended, known as the Department
of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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AMENDMENTS
2000 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title
I, Sec. 144(c)(1)(A)], inserted second sentence and struck out
former second sentence which read as follows: "The Comptroller
General of the United States, and any of his or her duly authorized
representatives, shall have access, for purposes of audit and
examination, to any books, documents, papers, and records of the
Institute that are pertinent to the funds received and expended by
the Institute."
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec.
144(c)(1)(B)], inserted at end "The administrative funds of the
Institute and the administrative funds of the North Pacific
Research Board created under Public Law 105-83 may be used to
jointly administer such programs at the discretion of the North
Pacific Research Board."
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 2736 of this title.
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33 USC SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
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SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
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33 USC Sec. 2751 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 2751. Savings provision
-STATUTE-
(a) Cross-references
A reference to a law replaced by this Act, including a reference
in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the
corresponding provision of this Act.
(b) Continuation of regulations
An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by
this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision of
this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.
(c) Rule of construction
An inference of legislative construction shall not be drawn by
reason of the caption or catch line of a provision enacted by this
Act.
(d) Actions and rights
Nothing in this Act shall apply to any rights and duties that
matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were
begun before August 18, 1990, except as provided by this section,
and shall be adjudicated pursuant to the law applicable on the date
prior to August 18, 1990.
(e) Admiralty and maritime law
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act does not
affect -
(1) admiralty and maritime law; or
(2) the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United
States with respect to civil actions under admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction, saving to suitors in all cases all other remedies
to which they are otherwise entitled.
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(Pub. L. 101-380, title VI, Sec. 6001, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
554.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 101-380, Aug. 18, 1990,
104 Stat. 484, as amended, known as the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 2701 of this title and Tables.
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33 USC Sec. 2752 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
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Sec. 2752. Annual appropriations
-STATUTE-
(a) Required
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, amounts in
the Fund shall be available only as provided in annual
appropriation Acts.
(b) Exceptions
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to sections (!1)
2706(f), 2712(a)(4), or 2736 of this title, and shall not apply to
an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year which the
President may make available from the Fund to carry out section
1321(c) of this title and to initiate the assessment of natural
resources damages required under section 2706 of this title. To the
extent that such amount is not adequate, the Coast Guard may obtain
an advance from the Fund of such sums as may be necessary, up to a
maximum of $100,000,000, and within 30 days shall notify Congress
of the amount advanced and the facts and circumstances
necessitating the advance. Amounts advanced shall be repaid to the
Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by
the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or
substantial threat of discharge. Sums to which this subsection
applies shall remain available until expended.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-380, title VI, Sec. 6002, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
555; Pub. L. 104-324, title XI, Sec. 1102(c)(1), Oct. 19, 1996, 110
Stat. 3966; Pub. L. 107-295, title III, Sec. 323, Nov. 25, 2002,
116 Stat. 2104.)
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AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107-295 inserted after first sentence
"To the extent that such amount is not adequate, the Coast Guard
may obtain an advance from the Fund of such sums as may be
necessary, up to a maximum of $100,000,000, and within 30 days
shall notify Congress of the amount advanced and the facts and
circumstances necessitating the advance. Amounts advanced shall be
repaid to the Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are
recovered by the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the
discharge or substantial threat of discharge."
1996 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-324 substituted "2736" for
"2736(b)".
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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 relating 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
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of President under subsec. (b) of this section
delegated to Secretary of Department in which Coast Guard is
operating by section 7(a)(1)(B) of Ex. Ord. No. 12777, Oct. 18,
1991, 56 F.R. 54766, set out as a note under section 1321 of this
title.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in title 26 section 9509.
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(!1) So in original. Probably should be "section".
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33 USC Sec. 2753 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS
-HEAD-
Sec. 2753. Repealed. Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title
I, Sec. 109], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-156, 1321-177;
renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110
Stat. 1327
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Section, Pub. L. 101-380, title VI, Sec. 6003, Aug. 18, 1990, 104
Stat. 555, related to protection of the Outer Banks of North
Carolina.
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33 USC SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
-HEAD-
SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
-SECREF-
SUBCHAPTER REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This subchapter is referred to in section 2712 of this title.
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33 USC Sec. 2761 01/19/04
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TITLE 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 40 - OIL POLLUTION
SUBCHAPTER IV - OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
-HEAD-
Sec. 2761. Oil pollution research and development program
-STATUTE-
(a) Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research
(1) Establishment
There is established an Interagency Coordinating Committee on
Oil Pollution Research (hereinafter in this section referred to
as the "Interagency Committee").
(2) Purposes
The Interagency Committee shall coordinate a comprehensive
program of oil pollution research, technology development, and
demonstration among the Federal agencies, in cooperation and
coordination with industry, universities, research institutions,
State governments, and other nations, as appropriate, and shall
foster cost-effective research mechanisms, including the joint
funding of research.
(3) Membership
The Interagency Committee shall include representatives from
the Department of Commerce (including the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology), the Department of Energy, the
Department of the Interior (including the Minerals Management
Service and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service), the
Department of Transportation (including the United States Coast
Guard, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Special
Projects Administration), the Department of Defense (including
the Army Corps of Engineers and the Navy), the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and the United States Fire Administration in the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as such other
Federal agencies as the President may designate.
A representative of the Department of Transportation shall serve as
Chairman.
(b) Oil pollution research and technology plan
(1) Implementation plan
Within 180 days after August 18, 1990, the Interagency
Committee shall submit to Congress a plan for the implementation
of the oil pollution research, development, and demonstration
program established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
The research plan shall -
(A) identify agency roles and responsibilities;
(B) assess the current status of knowledge on oil pollution
prevention, response, and mitigation technologies and effects
of oil pollution on the environment;
(C) identify significant oil pollution research gaps
including an assessment of major technological deficiencies in
responses to past oil discharges;
(D) establish research priorities and goals for oil pollution
technology development related to prevention, response,
mitigation, and environmental effects;
(E) estimate the resources needed to conduct the oil
pollution research and development program established pursuant
to subsection (c) of this section, and timetables for
completing research tasks; and
(F) identify, in consultation with the States, regional oil
pollution research needs and priorities for a coordinated,
multidisciplinary program of research at the regional level.
(2) Advice and guidance
The Chairman, through the Department of Transportation, shall
contract with the National Academy of Sciences to -
(A) provide advice and guidance in the preparation and
development of the research plan; and
(B) assess the adequacy of the plan as submitted, and submit
a report to Congress on the conclusions of such assessment.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall provide
the Interagency Committee with advice and guidance on issues
relating to quality assurance and standards measurements relating
to its activities under this section.
(c) Oil pollution research and development program
(1) Establishment
The Interagency Committee shall coordinate the establishment,
by the agencies represented on the Interagency Committee, of a
program for conducting oil pollution research and development, as
provided in this subsection.
(2) Innovative oil pollution technology
The program established under this subsection shall provide for
research, development, and demonstration of new or improved
technologies which are effective in preventing or mitigating oil
discharges and which protect the environment, including -
(A) development of improved designs for vessels and
facilities, and improved operational practices;
(B) research, development, and demonstration of improved
technologies to measure the ullage of a vessel tank, prevent
discharges from tank vents, prevent discharges during
lightering and bunkering operations, contain discharges on the
deck of a vessel, prevent discharges through the use of vacuums
in tanks, and otherwise contain discharges of oil from vessels
and facilities;
(C) research, development, and demonstration of new or
improved systems of mechanical, chemical, biological, and other
methods (including the use of dispersants, solvents, and
bioremediation) for the recovery, removal, and disposal of oil,
including evaluation of the environmental effects of the use of
such systems;
(D) research and training, in consultation with the National
Response Team, to improve industry's and Government's ability
to quickly and effectively remove an oil discharge, including
the long-term use, as appropriate, of the National Spill
Control School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Center for
Marine Training and Safety in Galveston, Texas;
(E) research to improve information systems for
decisionmaking, including the use of data from coastal mapping,
baseline data, and other data related to the environmental
effects of oil discharges, and cleanup technologies;
(F) development of technologies and methods to protect public
health and safety from oil discharges, including the population
directly exposed to an oil discharge;
(G) development of technologies, methods, and standards for
protecting removal personnel, including training, adequate
supervision, protective equipment, maximum exposure limits, and
decontamination procedures;
(H) research and development of methods to restore and
rehabilitate natural resources damaged by oil discharges;
(I) research to evaluate the relative effectiveness and
environmental impacts of bioremediation technologies; and
(J) the demonstration of a satellite-based, dependent
surveillance vessel traffic system in Narragansett Bay to
evaluate the utility of such system in reducing the risk of oil
discharges from vessel collisions and groundings in confined
waters.
(3) Oil pollution technology evaluation
The program established under this subsection shall provide for
oil pollution prevention and mitigation technology evaluation
including -
(A) the evaluation and testing of technologies developed
independently of the research and development program
established under this subsection;
(B) the establishment, where appropriate, of standards and
testing protocols traceable to national standards to measure
the performance of oil pollution prevention or mitigation
technologies; and
(C) the use, where appropriate, of controlled field testing
to evaluate real-world application of oil discharge prevention
or mitigation technologies.
(4) Oil pollution effects research
(A) The Committee shall establish a research program to monitor
and evaluate the environmental effects of oil discharges. Such
program shall include the following elements:
(i) The development of improved models and capabilities for
predicting the environmental fate, transport, and effects of
oil discharges.
(ii) The development of methods, including economic methods,
to assess damages to natural resources resulting from oil
discharges.
(iii) The identification of types of ecologically sensitive
areas at particular risk to oil discharges and the preparation
of scientific monitoring and evaluation plans, one for each of
several types of ecological conditions, to be implemented in
the event of major oil discharges in such areas.
(iv) The collection of environmental baseline data in
ecologically sensitive areas at particular risk to oil
discharges where such data are insufficient.
(B) The Department of Commerce in consultation with the
Environmental Protection Agency shall monitor and scientifically
evaluate the long-term environmental effects of oil discharges if
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(i) the amount of oil discharged exceeds 250,000 gallons;
(ii) the oil discharge has occurred on or after January 1,
1989; and
(iii) the Interagency Committee determines that a study of
the long-term environmental effects of the discharge would be
of significant scientific value, especially for preventing or
responding to future oil discharges.
Areas for study may include the following sites where oil
discharges have occurred: the New York/New Jersey Harbor area,
where oil was discharged by an Exxon underwater pipeline, the T/B
CIBRO SAVANNAH, and the M/V BT NAUTILUS; Narragansett Bay where
oil was discharged by the WORLD PRODIGY; the Houston Ship Channel
where oil was discharged by the RACHEL B; the Delaware River,
where oil was discharged by the PRESIDENTE RIVERA, and Huntington
Beach, California, where oil was discharged by the AMERICAN
TRADER.
(C) Research conducted under this paragraph by, or through, the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be directed and
coordinated by the National Wetland Research Center.
(5) Marine simulation research
The program established under this subsection shall include
research on the greater use and application of geographic and
vessel response simulation models, including the development of
additional data bases and updating of existing data bases using,
among others, the resources of the National Maritime Research
Center. It shall include research and vessel simulations for -
(A) contingency plan evaluation and amendment;
(B) removal and strike team training;
(C) tank vessel personnel training; and
(D) those geographic areas where there is a significant
likelihood of a major oil discharge.
(6) Demonstration projects
The United States Coast Guard, in conjunction with other such
agencies in the Department of Transportation as the Secretary of
Transportation may designate, shall conduct 4 port oil pollution
minimization demonstration projects, one each with (A) the Port
Authority of New York and New Jersey, (B) the Ports of Los
Angeles and Long Beach, California, (C) the Port of New Orleans,
Louisiana, and (D) ports on the Great Lakes, for the purpose of
developing and demonstrating integrated port oil pollution
prevention and cleanup systems which utilize the information and
implement the improved practices and technologies developed from
the research, development, and demonstration program established
in this section. Such systems shall utilize improved technologies
and management practices for reducing the risk of oil discharges,
including, as appropriate, improved data access, computerized
tracking of oil shipments, improved vessel tracking and
navigation systems, advanced technology to monitor pipeline and
tank conditions, improved oil spill response capability, improved
capability to predict the flow and effects of oil discharges in
both the inner and outer harbor areas for the purposes of making
infrastructure decisions, and such other activities necessary to
achieve the purposes of this section.
(7) Simulated environmental testing
Agencies represented on the Interagency Committee shall ensure
the long-term use and operation of the Oil and Hazardous
Materials Simulated Environmental Test Tank (OHMSETT) Research
Center in New Jersey for oil pollution technology testing and
evaluations.
(8) Regional research program
(A) Consistent with the research plan in subsection (b) of this
section, the Interagency Committee shall coordinate a program of
competitive grants to universities or other research
institutions, or groups of universities or research institutions,
for the purposes of conducting a coordinated research program
related to the regional aspects of oil pollution, such as
prevention, removal, mitigation, and the effects of discharged
oil on regional environments. For the purposes of this paragraph,
a region means a Coast Guard district as set out in part 3 of
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (1989).
(B) The Interagency Committee shall coordinate the publication
by the agencies represented on the Interagency Committee of a
solicitation for grants under this subsection. The application
shall be in such form and contain such information as may be
required in the published solicitation. The applications shall be
reviewed by the Interagency Committee, which shall make
recommendations to the appropriate granting agency represented on
the Interagency Committee for awarding the grant. The granting
agency shall award the grants recommended by the Interagency
Committee unless the agency decides not to award the grant due to
budgetary or other compelling considerations and publishes its
reasons for such a determination in the Federal Register. No
grants may be made by any agency from any funds authorized for
this paragraph unless such grant award has first been recommended
by the Interagency Committee.
(C) Any university or other research institution, or group of
universities or research institutions, may apply for a grant for
the regional research program established by this paragraph. The
applicant must be located in the region, or in a State a part of
which is in the region, for which the project is proposed as part
of the regional research program. With respect to a group
application, the entity or entities which will carry out the
substantial portion of the proposed research must be located in
the region, or in a State a part of which is in the region, for
which the project is proposed as part of the regional research
program.
(D) The Interagency Committee shall make recommendations on
grants in such a manner as to ensure an appropriate balance
within a region among the various aspects of oil pollution
research, including prevention, removal, mitigation, and the
effects of discharged oil on regional environments. In addition,
the Interagency Committee shall make recommendations for grants
based on the following criteria:
(i) There is available to the applicant for carrying out this
paragraph demonstrated research resources.
(ii) The applicant demonstrates the capability of making a
significant contribution to regional research needs.
(iii) The projects which the applicant proposes to carry out
under the grant are consistent with the research plan under
subsection (b)(1)(F) of this section and would further the
objectives of the research and development program established
in this section.
(E) Grants provided under this paragraph shall be for a period
up to 3 years, subject to annual review by the granting agency,
and provide not more than 80 percent of the costs of the research
activities carried out in connection with the grant.
(F) No funds made available to carry out this subsection may be
used for the acquisition of real property (including buildings)
or construction of any building.
(G) Nothing in this paragraph is intended to alter or abridge
the authority under existing law of any Federal agency to make
grants, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, using
funds other than those authorized in this Act for the purposes of
carrying out this paragraph.
(9) Funding
For each of the fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995,
$6,000,000 of amounts in the Fund shall be available to carry out
the regional research program in paragraph (8), such amounts to
be available in equal amounts for the regional research program
in each region; except that if the agencies represented on the
Interagency Committee determine that regional research needs
exist which cannot be addressed within such funding limits, such
agencies may use their authority under paragraph (10) to make
additional grants to meet such needs. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the research program carried out by the Prince William
Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute established under section 2731
of this title, shall not be eligible to receive grants under this
paragraph until the authorization for funding under section
2736(b) of this title expires.
(10) Grants
In carrying out the research and development program
established under this subsection, the agencies represented on
the Interagency Committee may enter into contracts and
cooperative agreements and make grants to universities, research
institutions, and other persons. Such contracts, cooperative
agreements, and grants shall address research and technology
priorities set forth in the oil pollution research plan under
subsection (b) of this section.
(11) Utilization of resources
In carrying out research under this section, the Department of
Transportation shall continue to utilize the resources of the
Research and Special Programs Administration of the Department of
Transportation, to the maximum extent practicable.
(d) International cooperation
In accordance with the research plan submitted under subsection
(b) of this section, the Interagency Committee shall coordinate and
cooperate with other nations and foreign research entities in
conducting oil pollution research, development, and demonstration
activities, including controlled field tests of oil discharges.
(e) Biennial reports
The Chairman of the Interagency Committee shall submit to
Congress every 2 years on October 30 a report on the activities
carried out under this section in the preceding 2 fiscal years, and
on activities proposed to be carried out under this section in the
current 2 fiscal year period.
(f) Funding
Not to exceed $22,000,000 of amounts in the Fund shall be
available annually to carry out this section except for subsection
(c)(8) of this section. Of such sums -
(1) funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
activities under subsection (c)(4) of this section shall not
exceed $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 or $3,500,000 for any
subsequent fiscal year; and
(2) not less than $3,000,000 shall be available for carrying
out the activities in subsection (c)(6) of this section for
fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995.
All activities authorized in this section, including subsection
(c)(8) of this section, are subject to appropriations.
-SOURCE-
(Pub. L. 101-380, title VII, Sec. 7001, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat.
559; Pub. L. 101-537, title II, Sec. 2002, Nov. 8, 1990, 104 Stat.
2375; Pub. L. 101-646, title IV, Sec. 4002, Nov. 29, 1990, 104
Stat. 4788; Pub. L. 104-324, title XI, Secs. 1102(c)(2), 1108, Oct.
19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3966, 3968; Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(h)(1), (2),
Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4091.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(8)(G), is Pub. L. 101-380,
Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 484, as amended, known as the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, which is classified principally to this
chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2701 of this title and
Tables.
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AMENDMENTS
1996 - Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 104-324, Sec. 1108, inserted ",
and the Center for Marine Training and Safety in Galveston, Texas"
before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(h)(1), made technical
amendment to Pub. L. 104-646, Sec. 4002(1). See 1990 Amendment note
below.
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 104-324, Sec. 1102(c)(2), inserted "until
the authorization for funding under section 2736(b) of this title
expires" before period at end.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104-332 made technical amendment to Pub. L.
101-646, Sec. 4002(2). See 1990 Amendment note below.
1990 - Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 101-537, Sec. 2002(1), and Pub. L.
101-646, Sec. 4002(1), as amended by Pub. L. 104-332, Sec. 2(h)(1),
made substantially identical amendments, substituting "4" for "3"
and inserting cl. (D).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-537, Sec. 2002(2), and Pub. L. 101-646,
Sec. 4002(2), as amended by Pub. L. 104-332, amended subsec. (f)
identically, substituting "$22,000,000" for "$21,250,000" in
introductory provisions and "$3,000,000" for "$2,250,000" in par.
(2).
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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 relating 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
Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization
Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under
section 542 of Title 6.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating
thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment
of related references, see sections 313(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557
of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland
Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS
Functions of President under subsec. (a)(3) of this section
delegated to Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard
is operating by section 8(h) 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.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 2731 of this title.
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