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33 U.S. Code § 1903 - Administration and enforcement | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 33 › Chapter 33 › § 1903 33 U.S. Code § 1903 - Administration and enforcement
Duty of Secretary; Annexes of Convention applicable to seagoing vessels Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the Secretary shall administer and enforce the MARPOL Protocol, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol, and this chapter. In the administration and enforcement of the MARPOL Protocol and this chapter, Annexes I and II of the Convention apply only to seagoing ships.
Duty of the Administrator In addition to other duties specified in this chapter, the Administrator and the Secretary, respectively, shall have the following duties and authorities:
The Administrator shall, and no other person may, issue Engine International Air Pollution Prevention certificates in accordance with Annex VI and the International Maritime Organization’s Technical Code on Control of Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides from Marine Diesel Engines, on behalf of the United States for a vessel of the United States as that term is defined in section 116 of title 46. The issuance of Engine International Air Pollution Prevention certificates shall be consistent with any applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.] or regulations prescribed under that Act.
The Administrator shall, only as specified in section 1907
(f) of this title, have authority to enforce Annex VI of the Convention.
Regulations; refuse record books; waste management plans; notification of crew and passengers (1)
The Secretary shall prescribe any necessary or desired regulations to carry out the provisions of the MARPOL Protocol, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol, or this chapter.
In addition to the authority the Secretary has to prescribe regulations under this chapter, the Administrator shall also prescribe any necessary or desired regulations to carry out the provisions of regulations 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of Annex VI to the Convention.
prescribe regulations which—
require certain ships described in section 1902
(a)(1) of this title to maintain refuse record books and shipboard management plans, and to display placards which notify the crew and passengers of the requirements of Annex V to the Convention and of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol; and
specify the ships described in section 1902
(a)(1) of this title to which the regulations apply;
seek an international agreement or international agreements which apply requirements equivalent to those described in subparagraph (A)(i) to all vessels subject to Annex V to the Convention; and
within 2 years after the effective date of this paragraph, report to the Congress—
regarding activities of the Secretary under subparagraph (B); and
if the Secretary has not obtained agreements pursuant to subparagraph (B) regarding the desirability of applying the requirements described in subparagraph (A)(i) to all vessels described in section 1902
(a) of this title which call at United States ports.
Utilization of personnel, facilities, or equipment of other Federal departments and agencies The Secretary may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, personnel, facilities, or equipment of other Federal departments and agencies in administering the MARPOL Protocol, this chapter, or the regulations thereunder.
(Pub. L. 96–478, § 4,Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2298; Pub. L. 100–220, title II, § 2107,Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1464; Pub. L. 104–227, title II, § 201(c),Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3042; Pub. L. 110–280, § 5,July 21, 2008, 122 Stat. 2613.)
The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is act July 14, 1955, ch. 360, 69 Stat. 322, which is classified generally to chapter 85 (§ 7401 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7401 of Title 42 and Tables.
The effective date of this paragraph, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(C), is Dec. 31, 1988, the effective date of section 2107(b) ofPub. L. 100–220. See Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note below.
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–280, § 5(1), added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–280redesignated subsec. (b) as (c), added pars. (2), (3), and (5), and redesignated former par. (2) as (4). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–280, § 5(1), redesignatedsubsec. (c) as (d).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(1), inserted “, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,” after “the MARPOL Protocol” in first sentence.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(2), inserted “, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,” after “the MARPOL Protocol”.
Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(3), (4), struck out “within 1 year after the effective date of this paragraph,” before “prescribe” in introductory provisions and inserted “and of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol” after “the Convention” in cl. (i).
1987—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–220, § 2107(a), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “Unless otherwise specified herein, the Secretary shall administer and enforce the MARPOL Protocol and this chapter. In the administration and enforcement of the MARPOL Protocol and this chapter, Annexes I and II of the MARPOL Protocol shall be applicable only to seagoing ships.”
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–220, § 2107(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (b) of this section effective Oct. 21, 1980, see section 14(b) ofPub. L. 96–478, set out as a note under section 1901 of this title.
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