§ 1442. — Effect of international agreement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1442]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 26--DEEP SEABED HARD MINERAL RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER II--TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
Sec. 1442. Effect of international agreement
If an international agreement enters into force with respect to the
United States, any provision of subchapter I of this chapter, this
subchapter, or subchapter III of this chapter, and any regulation issued
under any such provision, which is not inconsistent with such
international agreement shall continue in effect with respect to United
States citizens. In the implementation of such international agreement
the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
make every effort, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with the
provisions of that agreement, to provide for the continued operation of
exploration and commercial recovery activities undertaken by United
States citizens prior to entry into force of the agreement. The
Administrator shall submit to the Congress, within one year after the
date of such entry into force, a report on the actions taken by the
Administrator under this section, which report shall include, but not be
limited to--
(1) a description of the status of deep seabed mining operations
of United States citizens under the international agreement; and
(2) an assessment of whether United States citizens who were
engaged in exploration or commercial recovery on the date such
agreement entered into force have been permitted to continue their
operations.
(Pub. L. 96-283, title II, Sec. 202, June 28, 1980, 94 Stat. 576.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1444 of this title.
