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[USC02] 33 USC Ch. 28: POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION
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33 USC Ch. 28: POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION
CHAPTER 28—POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION
(1) "a substance other than convention oil" means those oils, noxious substances, liquefied gases, and radioactive substances—
(5) "ship" means—
(Pub. L. 93–248, §2, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 8; Pub. L. 95–302, §1(1), June 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 344.)
1978—Pub. L. 95–302 in cl. (1) substituted definition of "a substance other than convention oil" for definition of "ship", in cl. (2) substituted definition of "convention" for definition of "oil", in cl. (3) substituted definition of "convention oil" for definition of "convention", in cl. (5) substituted definition of "ship" for definition of "United States", and added cls. (6) and (7).
Pub. L. 93–248, §1, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 8, provided: "That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the 'Intervention on the High Seas Act'."
§1473. Consultations and determinations respecting creation of hazards to human health, etc.; criteria for determinations respecting grave and imminent dangers of major harmful consequences to United States coastline or related interests
(a) The Secretary, after consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Commerce, shall determine when a substance other than those enumerated in the protocol is liable to create a hazard to human health, to harm living resources, to damage amenities, or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
(b) In determining whether there is grave and imminent danger of major harmful consequences to the coastline or related interests of the United States, the Secretary shall consider the interests of the United States directly threatened or affected including but not limited to, human health, fish, shellfish, and other living marine resources, wildlife, coastal zone and estuarine activities, and public and private shorelines and beaches.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §4, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9; Pub. L. 95–302, §1(3), June 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 344.)
1978—Pub. L. 95–302 added subsec. (a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (b), and inserted "human health," before "fish".
§1474. Federal intervention actions
(1) coordinate and direct all public and private efforts directed at the removal or elimination of the threatened pollution damage;
(2) directly or indirectly undertake the whole or any part of any salvage or other action he could require or direct under subsection (1) of this section; and
(3) remove, and, if necessary, destroy the ship and cargo which is the source of the danger.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §5, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)
§1475. Consultation procedure
(1) consult, through the Secretary of State, with other countries affected by the marine casualty, and particularly with the flag country of any ship involved;
(2) notify without delay the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and any other persons known to the Secretary, or of whom he later becomes aware, who have interests which can reasonably be expected to be affected by any proposed measures; and
(3) consider any views submitted in response to the consultation or notification required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §6, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)
§1476. Emergencies
In cases of extreme urgency requiring measures to be taken immediately, the Secretary may take those measures rendered necessary by the urgency of the situation without the prior consultation or notification as required by section 1475 of this title or without the continuation of consultations already begun.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §7, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)
§1478. Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations
In the direction and conduct of measures under this chapter the Secretary shall use his best endeavors to—
(1) assure the avoidance of risk to human life;
(2) render all possible aid to distressed persons, including facilitating repatriation of ships' crews; and
(3) not unnecessarily interfere with rights and interests of others, including the flag state of any ship involved, other foreign states threatened by damage, and persons otherwise concerned.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §9, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)
§1481. Violations; penalties
(a) A person commits a class A misdemeanor if that person—
(1) willfully violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation issued thereunder; or
(2) willfully refuses or fails to comply with any lawful order or direction given pursuant to this chapter; or
(3) willfully obstructs any person who is acting in compliance with an order or direction under this chapter.
(b) In a criminal proceeding for an offense under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of this section it shall be a defense for the accused to prove that he used all due diligence to comply with any order or direction that he had reasonable cause to believe that compliance would have resulted in serious risk to human life.
(Pub. L. 93–248, §12, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, §4302(l), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 539.)
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–380 substituted "A person commits a class A misdemeanor if that person" for "Any person who" in introductory provisions and struck out ", shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both" after "under this chapter" in par. (3).
§1483. Foreign government ships; immunity
(Pub. L. 93–248, §14, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10.)
§1485. Rules and regulations
(Pub. L. 93–248, §16, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10.)
§1486. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
(Pub. L. 93–248, §17, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 10; Pub. L. 101–380, title II, §2001, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 506.)
1990—Pub. L. 101–380 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "The revolving fund established under section 1321(k) of this title shall be available to the Secretary for Federal actions and activities under section 1474 of this title."