§ 1254. — Research, investigations, training, and information.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1254]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 26--WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS
Sec. 1254. Research, investigations, training, and information
(a) Establishment of national programs; cooperation; investigations;
water quality surveillance system; reports
The Administrator shall establish national programs for the
prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution and as part of such
programs shall--
(1) in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local
agencies, conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of,
research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations,
surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent,
prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution;
(2) encourage, cooperate with, and render technical services to
pollution control agencies and other appropriate public or private
agencies, institutions, and organizations, and individuals,
including the general public, in the conduct of activities referred
to in paragraph (1) of this subsection;
(3) conduct, in cooperation with State water pollution control
agencies and other interested agencies, organizations and persons,
public investigations concerning the pollution of any navigable
waters, and report on the results of such investigations;
(4) establish advisory committees composed of recognized experts
in various aspects of pollution and representatives of the public to
assist in the examination and evaluation of research progress and
proposals and to avoid duplication of research;
(5) in cooperation with the States, and their political
subdivisions, and other Federal agencies establish, equip, and
maintain a water quality surveillance system for the purpose of
monitoring the quality of the navigable waters and ground waters and
the contiguous zone and the oceans and the Administrator shall, to
the extent practicable, conduct such surveillance by utilizing the
resources of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States
Geological Survey, and the Coast Guard, and shall report on such
quality in the report required under subsection (a) of section 1375
of this title; and
(6) initiate and promote the coordination and acceleration of
research designed to develop the most effective practicable tools
and techniques for measuring the social and economic costs and
benefits of activities which are subject to regulation under this
chapter; and shall transmit a report on the results of such research
to the Congress not later than January 1, 1974.
(b) Authorized activities of Administrator
In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section the
Administrator is authorized to--
(1) collect and make available, through publications and other
appropriate means, the results of and other information, including
appropriate recommendations by him in connection therewith,
pertaining to such research and other activities referred to in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section;
(2) cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, State
water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies, other public
and private agencies, institutions, organizations, industries
involved, and individuals, in the preparation and conduct of such
research and other activities referred to in paragraph (1) of
subsection (a) of this section;
(3) make grants to State water pollution control agencies,
interstate agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies,
institutions, organizations, and individuals, for purposes stated in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section;
(4) contract with public or private agencies, institutions,
organizations, and individuals, without regard to section 3324(a)
and (b) of title 31 and section 5 of title 41, referred to in
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section;
(5) establish and maintain research fellowships at public or
nonprofit private educational institutions or research
organizations;
(6) collect and disseminate, in cooperation with other Federal
departments and agencies, and with other public or private agencies,
institutions, and organizations having related responsibilities,
basic data on chemical, physical, and biological effects of varying
water quality and other information pertaining to pollution and the
prevention, reduction, and elimination thereof; and
(7) develop effective and practical processes, methods, and
prototype devices for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of
pollution.
(c) Research and studies on harmful effects of pollutants; cooperation
with Secretary of Health and Human Services
In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section the
Administrator shall conduct research on, and survey the results of other
scientific studies on, the harmful effects on the health or welfare of
persons caused by pollutants. In order to avoid duplication of effort,
the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, conduct such
research in cooperation with and through the facilities of the Secretary
of Health and Human Services.
(d) Sewage treatment; identification and measurement of effects of
pollutants; augmented streamflow
In carrying out the provisions of this section the Administrator
shall develop and demonstrate under varied conditions (including
conducting such basic and applied research, studies, and experiments as
may be necessary):
(1) Practicable means of treating municipal sewage, and other
waterborne wastes to implement the requirements of section 1281 of
this title;
(2) Improved methods and procedures to identify and measure the
effects of pollutants, including those pollutants created by new
technological developments; and
(3) Methods and procedures for evaluating the effects on water
quality of augmented streamflows to control pollution not
susceptible to other means of prevention, reduction, or elimination.
(e) Field laboratory and research facilities
The Administrator shall establish, equip, and maintain field
laboratory and research facilities, including, but not limited to, one
to be located in the northeastern area of the United States, one in the
Middle Atlantic area, one in the southeastern area, one in the
midwestern area, one in the southwestern area, one in the Pacific
Northwest, and one in the State of Alaska, for the conduct of research,
investigations, experiments, field demonstrations and studies, and
training relating to the prevention, reduction and elimination of
pollution. Insofar as practicable, each such facility shall be located
near institutions of higher learning in which graduate training in such
research might be carried out. In conjunction with the development of
criteria under section 1343 of this title, the Administrator shall
construct the facilities authorized for the National Marine Water
Quality Laboratory established under this subsection.
(f) Great Lakes water quality research
The Administrator shall conduct research and technical development
work, and make studies, with respect to the quality of the waters of the
Great Lakes, including an analysis of the present and projected future
water quality of the Great Lakes under varying conditions of waste
treatment and disposal, an evaluation of the water quality needs of
those to be served by such waters, an evaluation of municipal,
industrial, and vessel waste treatment and disposal practices with
respect to such waters, and a study of alternate means of solving
pollution problems (including additional waste treatment measures) with
respect to such waters.
(g) Treatment works pilot training programs; employment needs
forecasting; training projects and grants; research fellowships;
technical training; report to the President and transmittal to
Congress
(1) For the purpose of providing an adequate supply of trained
personnel to operate and maintain existing and future treatment works
and related activities, and for the purpose of enhancing substantially
the proficiency of those engaged in such activities, the Administrator
shall finance pilot programs, in cooperation with State and interstate
agencies, municipalities, educational institutions, and other
organizations and individuals, of manpower development and training and
retraining of persons in, on entering into, the field of operation and
maintenance of treatment works and related activities. Such program and
any funds expended for such a program shall supplement, not supplant,
other manpower and training programs and funds available for the
purposes of this paragraph. The Administrator is authorized, under such
terms and conditions as he deems appropriate, to enter into agreements
with one or more States, acting jointly or severally, or with other
public or private agencies or institutions for the development and
implementation of such a program.
(2) The Administrator is authorized to enter into agreements with
public and private agencies and institutions, and individuals to develop
and maintain an effective system for forecasting the supply of, and
demand for, various professional and other occupational categories
needed for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution in
each region, State, or area of the United States and, from time to time,
to publish the results of such forecasts.
(3) In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, the
Administrator is authorized to--
(A) make grants to public or private agencies and institutions
and to individuals for training projects, and provide for the
conduct of training by contract with public or private agencies and
institutions and with individuals without regard to section 3324(a)
and (b) of title 31 and section 5 of title 41;
(B) establish and maintain research fellowships in the
Environmental Protection Agency with such stipends and allowances,
including traveling and subsistence expenses, as he may deem
necessary to procure the assistance of the most promising research
fellows; and
(C) provide, in addition to the program established under
paragraph (1) of this subsection, training in technical matters
relating to the causes, prevention, reduction, and elimination of
pollution for personnel of public agencies and other persons with
suitable qualifications.
(4) The Administrator shall submit, through the President, a report
to the Congress not later than December 31, 1973, summarizing the
actions taken under this subsection and the effectiveness of such
actions, and setting forth the number of persons trained, the
occupational categories for which training was provided, the
effectiveness of other Federal, State, and local training programs in
this field, together with estimates of future needs, recommendations on
improving training programs, and such other information and
recommendations, including legislative recommendations, as he deems
appropriate.
(h) Lake pollution
The Administrator is authorized to enter into contracts with, or
make grants to, public or private agencies and organizations and
individuals for (A) the purpose of developing and demonstrating new or
improved methods for the prevention, removal, reduction, and elimination
of pollution in lakes, including the undesirable effects of nutrients
and vegetation, and (B) the construction of publicly owned research
facilities for such purpose.
(i) Oil pollution control studies
The Administrator, in cooperation with the Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall--
(1) engage in such research, studies, experiments, and
demonstrations as he deems appropriate, relative to the removal of
oil from any waters and to the prevention, control, and elimination
of oil and hazardous substances pollution;
(2) publish from time to time the results of such activities;
and
(3) from time to time, develop and publish in the Federal
Register specifications and other technical information on the
various chemical compounds used in the control of oil and hazardous
substances spills.
In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator may enter into
contracts with, or make grants to, public or private agencies and
organizations and individuals.
(j) Solid waste disposal equipment for vessels
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall engage in such research, studies, experiments, and
demonstrations as he deems appropriate relative to equipment which is to
be installed on board a vessel and is designed to receive, retain,
treat, or discharge human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and
other receptacles intended to receive or retain body wastes with
particular emphasis on equipment to be installed on small recreational
vessels. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall report to Congress the results of such research,
studies, experiments, and demonstrations prior to the effective date of
any regulations established under section 1322 of this title. In
carrying out this subsection the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating may enter into contracts with, or make
grants to, public or private organizations and individuals.
(k) Land acquisition
In carrying out the provisions of this section relating to the
conduct by the Administrator of demonstration projects and the
development of field laboratories and research facilities, the
Administrator may acquire land and interests therein by purchase, with
appropriated or donated funds, by donation, or by exchange for acquired
or public lands under his jurisdiction which he classifies as suitable
for disposition. The values of the properties so exchanged either shall
be approximately equal, or if they are not approximately equal, the
values shall be equalized by the payment of cash to the grantor or to
the Administrator as the circumstances require.
(l) Collection and dissemination of scientific knowledge on effects and
control of pesticides in water
(1) The Administrator shall, after consultation with appropriate
local, State, and Federal agencies, public and private organizations,
and interested individuals, as soon as practicable but not later than
January 1, 1973, develop and issue to the States for the purpose of
carrying out this chapter the latest scientific knowledge available in
indicating the kind and extent of effects on health and welfare which
may be expected from the presence of pesticides in the water in varying
quantities. He shall revise and add to such information whenever
necessary to reflect developing scientific knowledge.
(2) The President shall, in consultation with appropriate local,
State, and Federal agencies, public and private organizations, and
interested individuals, conduct studies and investigations of methods to
control the release of pesticides into the environment which study shall
include examination of the persistency of pesticides in the water
environment and alternatives thereto. The President shall submit
reports, from time to time, on such investigations to Congress together
with his recommendations for any necessary legislation.
(m) Waste oil disposal study
(1) The Administrator shall, in an effort to prevent degradation of
the environment from the disposal of waste oil, conduct a study of (A)
the generation of used engine, machine, cooling, and similar waste oil,
including quantities generated, the nature and quality of such oil,
present collecting methods and disposal practices, and alternate uses of
such oil; (B) the long-term, chronic biological effects of the disposal
of such waste oil; and (C) the potential market for such oils, including
the economic and legal factors relating to the sale of products made
from such oils, the level of subsidy, if any, needed to encourage the
purchase by public and private nonprofit agencies of products from such
oil, and the practicability of Federal procurement, on a priority basis,
of products made from such oil. In conducting such study, the
Administrator shall consult with affected industries and other persons.
(2) The Administrator shall report the preliminary results of such
study to Congress within six months after October 18, 1972, and shall
submit a final report to Congress within 18 months after such date.
(n) Comprehensive studies of effects of pollution on estuaries and
estuarine zones
(1) The Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of
the Army, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Water Resources Council, and
with other appropriate Federal, State, interstate, or local public
bodies and private organizations, institutions, and individuals, conduct
and promote, and encourage contributions to, continuing comprehensive
studies of the effects of pollution, including sedimentation, in the
estuaries and estuarine zones of the United States on fish and wildlife,
on sport and commercial fishing, on recreation, on water supply and
water power, and on other beneficial purposes. Such studies shall also
consider the effect of demographic trends, the exploitation of mineral
resources and fossil fuels, land and industrial development, navigation,
flood and erosion control, and other uses of estuaries and estuarine
zones upon the pollution of the waters therein.
(2) In conducting such studies, the Administrator shall assemble,
coordinate, and organize all existing pertinent information on the
Nation's estuaries and estuarine zones; carry out a program of
investigations and surveys to supplement existing information in
representative estuaries and estuarine zones; and identify the problems
and areas where further research and study are required.
(3) The Administrator shall submit to Congress, from time to time,
reports of the studies authorized by this subsection but at least one
such report during any six-year period. Copies of each such report shall
be made available to all interested parties, public and private.
(4) For the purpose of this subsection, the term ``estuarine zones''
means an environmental system consisting of an estuary and those
transitional areas which are consistently influenced or affected by
water from an estuary such as, but not limited to, salt marshes, coastal
and intertidal areas, bays, harbors, lagoons, inshore waters, and
channels, and the term ``estuary'' means all or part of the mouth of a
river or stream or other body of water having unimpaired natural
connection with open sea and within which the sea water is measurably
diluted with fresh water derived from land drainage.
(o) Methods of reducing total flow of sewage and unnecessary water
consumption; reports
(1) The Administrator shall conduct research and investigations on
devices, systems, incentives, pricing policy, and other methods of
reducing the total flow of sewage, including, but not limited to,
unnecessary water consumption in order to reduce the requirements for,
and the costs of, sewage and waste treatment services. Such research and
investigations shall be directed to develop devices, systems, policies,
and methods capable of achieving the maximum reduction of unnecessary
water consumption.
(2) The Administrator shall report the preliminary results of such
studies and investigations to the Congress within one year after October
18, 1972, and annually thereafter in the report required under
subsection (a) of section 1375 of this title. Such report shall include
recommendations for any legislation that may be required to provide for
the adoption and use of devices, systems, policies, or other methods of
reducing water consumption and reducing the total flow of sewage. Such
report shall include an estimate of the benefits to be derived from
adoption and use of such devices, systems, policies, or other methods
and also shall reflect estimates of any increase in private, public, or
other cost that would be occasioned thereby.
(p) Agricultural pollution
In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section the
Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture,
other Federal agencies, and the States, carry out a comprehensive study
and research program to determine new and improved methods and the
better application of existing methods of preventing, reducing, and
eliminating pollution from agriculture, including the legal, economic,
and other implications of the use of such methods.
(q) Sewage in rural areas; national clearinghouse for alternative
treatment information; clearinghouse on small flows
(1) The Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive program of
research and investigation and pilot project implementation into new and
improved methods of preventing, reducing, storing, collecting, treating,
or otherwise eliminating pollution from sewage in rural and other areas
where collection of sewage in conventional, communitywide sewage
collection systems is impractical, uneconomical, or otherwise
infeasible, or where soil conditions or other factors preclude the use
of septic tank and drainage field systems.
(2) The Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive program of
research and investigation and pilot project implementation into new and
improved methods for the collection and treatment of sewage and other
liquid wastes combined with the treatment and disposal of solid wastes.
(3) The Administrator shall establish, either within the
Environmental Protection Agency, or through contract with an appropriate
public or private non-profit organization, a national clearinghouse
which shall (A) receive reports and information resulting from research,
demonstrations, and other projects funded under this chapter related to
paragraph (1) of this subsection and to subsection (e)(2) of section
1255 of this title; (B) coordinate and disseminate such reports and
information for use by Federal and State agencies, municipalities,
institutions, and persons in developing new and improved methods
pursuant to this subsection; and (C) provide for the collection and
dissemination of reports and information relevant to this subsection
from other Federal and State agencies, institutions, universities, and
persons.
(4) Small flows clearinghouse.--Notwithstanding section 1285(d) of
this title, from amounts that are set aside for a fiscal year under
section 1285(i) of this title and are not obligated by the end of the
24-month period of availability for such amounts under section 1285(d)
of this title, the Administrator shall make available $1,000,000 or such
unobligated amount, whichever is less, to support a national
clearinghouse within the Environmental Protection Agency to collect and
disseminate information on small flows of sewage and innovative or
alternative wastewater treatment processes and techniques, consistent
with paragraph (3). This paragraph shall apply with respect to amounts
set aside under section 1285(i) of this title for which the 24-month
period of availability referred to in the preceding sentence ends on or
after September 30, 1986.
(r) Research grants to colleges and universities
The Administrator is authorized to make grants to colleges and
universities to conduct basic research into the structure and function
of freshwater aquatic ecosystems, and to improve understanding of the
ecological characteristics necessary to the maintenance of the chemical,
physical, and biological integrity of freshwater aquatic ecosystems.
(s) River Study Centers
The Administrator is authorized to make grants to one or more
institutions of higher education (regionally located and to be
designated as ``River Study Centers'') for the purpose of conducting and
reporting on interdisciplinary studies on the nature of river systems,
including hydrology, biology, ecology, economics, the relationship
between river uses and land uses, and the effects of development within
river basins on river systems and on the value of water resources and
water related activities. No such grant in any fiscal year shall exceed
$1,000,000.
(t) Thermal discharges
The Administrator shall, in cooperation with State and Federal
agencies and public and private organizations, conduct continuing
comprehensive studies of the effects and methods of control of thermal
discharges. In evaluating alternative methods of control the studies
shall consider (1) such data as are available on the latest available
technology, economic feasibility including cost-effectiveness analysis,
and (2) the total impact on the environment, considering not only water
quality but also air quality, land use, and effective utilization and
conservation of freshwater and other natural resources. Such studies
shall consider methods of minimizing adverse effects and maximizing
beneficial effects of thermal discharges. The results of these studies
shall be reported by the Administrator as soon as practicable, but not
later than 270 days after October 18, 1972, and shall be made available
to the public and the States, and considered as they become available by
the Administrator in carrying out section 1326 of this title and by the
States in proposing thermal water quality standards.
(u) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated (1) not to exceed
$100,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973,
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and the fiscal year ending June
30, 1975, not to exceed $14,039,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1980, not to exceed $20,697,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1981, not to exceed $22,770,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1982, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through
1985, and not to exceed $22,770,000 per fiscal year for each of the
fiscal years 1986 through 1990, for carrying out the provisions of this
section, other than subsections (g)(1) and (2), (p), (r), and (t) of
this section, except that such authorizations are not for any research,
development, or demonstration activity pursuant to such provisions; (2)
not to exceed $7,500,000 for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and 1975,
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1978,
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1980,
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through 1985, and
$3,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1986 through
1990, for carrying out the provisions of subsection (g)(1) of this
section; (3) not to exceed $2,500,000 for fiscal years 1973, 1974, and
1975, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1978,
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1979, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1980,
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1981, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1982, such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through 1985, and
$1,500,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1986 through
1990, for carrying out the provisions of subsection (g)(2) of this
section; (4) not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
ending June 30, 1973, June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, for carrying out
the provisions of subsection (p) of this section; (5) not to exceed
$15,000,000 per fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1973,
June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, for carrying out the provisions of
subsection (r) of this section; and (6) not to exceed $10,000,000 per
fiscal year for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1973, June 30, 1974,
and June 30, 1975, for carrying out the provisions of subsection (t) of
this section.
(v) Studies concerning pathogen indicators in coastal recreation waters
Not later than 18 months after October 10, 2000, after consultation
and in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, tribal, and local
officials (including local health officials), the Administrator shall
initiate, and, not later than 3 years after October 10, 2000, shall
complete, in cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies,
studies to provide additional information for use in developing--
(1) an assessment of potential human health risks resulting from
exposure to pathogens in coastal recreation waters, including
nongastrointestinal effects;
(2) appropriate and effective indicators for improving detection
in a timely manner in coastal recreation waters of the presence of
pathogens that are harmful to human health;
(3) appropriate, accurate, expeditious, and cost-effective
methods (including predictive models) for detecting in a timely
manner in coastal recreation waters the presence of pathogens that
are harmful to human health; and
(4) guidance for State application of the criteria for pathogens
and pathogen indicators to be published under section 1314(a)(9) of
this title to account for the diversity of geographic and aquatic
conditions.
(June 30, 1948, ch. 758, title I, Sec. 104, as added Pub. L. 92-500,
Sec. 2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 819; amended Pub. L. 93-207, Sec. 1(1),
Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 1, Jan. 2, 1975, 88
Stat. 1924; Pub. L. 95-217, Secs. 4(a), (b), 6, 7, Dec. 27, 1977, 91
Stat. 1566, 1567; Pub. L. 95-576, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat.
2467; Pub. L. 96-88, title V, Sec. 509(b), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695;
Pub. L. 96-483, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2360; Pub. L. 100-4,
title I, Secs. 101(a), 102, Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 8, 9; Pub. L. 102-
154, title I, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1000; Pub. L. 105-362, title V,
Sec. 501(a)(1), (d)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3283; Pub. L. 106-
284, Sec. 3(a), Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 871; Pub. L. 107-303, title
III, Sec. 302(b)(1), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 2361.)
Codification
In subsecs. (b)(4) and (g)(3)(A), ``section 3324(a) and (b) of title
31'' substituted for reference to section 3648 of the Revised Statutes
[31 U.S.C. 529] on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13,
1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money
and Finance.
Amendments
2002--Subsecs. (a)(5), (n)(3), (4), (o)(2). Pub. L. 107-303 repealed
Pub. L. 105-362, Sec. 501(a), (d). See 1998 Amendment notes below.
2000--Subsec. (v). Pub. L. 106-284 added subsec. (v).
1998--Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 105-362, Sec. 501(d)(2)(A)(i), which
directed the substitution of ``not later than 90 days after the date of
convening of each session of Congress'' for ``in the report required
under subsection (a) of section 1375 of this title'', was repealed by
Pub. L. 107-303. See Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (n)(3), (4). Pub. L. 105-362, Sec. 501(a)(1), which directed
the redesignation of par. (4) as (3) and striking out of former par.
(3), was repealed by Pub. L. 107-303. See Effective Date of 2002
Amendment note below.
Subsec. (o)(2). Pub. L. 105-362, Sec. 501(d)(2)(A)(ii), which
directed the substitution of ``not later than 90 days after the date of
convening of each session of Congress'' for ``in the report required
under subsection (a) of section 1375 of this title'', was repealed by
Pub. L. 107-303. See Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note below.
1987--Subsec. (q)(4). Pub. L. 100-4, Sec. 102, added par. (4).
Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 100-4, Sec. 101(a), in cl. (1) struck out
``and'' after ``1975,'', ``1980,'', and ``1981,'' and inserted ``such
sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through 1985, and not to
exceed $22,770,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1986
through 1990,'', in cl. (2) struck out ``and'' after ``1981,'' and
inserted ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through
1985, and $3,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1986
through 1990,'', and in cl. (3) struck out ``and'' after ``1981,'' and
inserted ``such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1983 through
1985, and $1,500,000 per fiscal year for each of the fiscal years 1986
through 1990,''.
1980--Subsec. (u). Pub. L. 96-483 in par. (1) inserted authorization
of not to exceed $20,697,000 and $22,770,000 for fiscal years ending
Sept. 30, 1981, and 1982, respectively; in par. (2) inserted
authorization of the sum of $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1981 and
1982; and in par. (3) inserted authorization of the sum of $1,500,000
for each of fiscal years 1981 and 1982.
1978--Subsec. (u)(1). Pub. L. 95-576 authorized appropriation of not
to exceed $14,039,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980 and
prohibited use of authorizations for any research, development, or
demonstration activity pursuant to provisions of this section.
1977--Subsec. (n)(3). Pub. L. 95-217, Sec. 6, substituted ``any six-
year period'' for ``any three year period''.
Subsec. (q)(3). Pub. L. 95-217, Sec. 7, added par. (3).
Subsec. (u)(2). Pub. L. 95-217, Sec. 4(a), substituted ``1975,
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1978,
$3,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1980,''
for ``1975''.
Subsec. (u)(3). Pub. L. 95-217, Sec. 4(b), substituted ``1975,
$1,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1978,
$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1979, and $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1980,''
for ``1975''.
1975--Subsec. (u)(1). Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 1(a), substituted ``the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and the fiscal year ending June 30,
1975,'' for ``and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974,''.
Subsec. (u)(2). Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``fiscal
years 1973, 1974, and 1975'' for ``fiscal years 1973 and 1974''.
Subsec. (u)(3). Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 1(c), substituted ``fiscal
years 1973, 1974, and 1975'' for ``fiscal year 1973''.
Subsec. (u)(4), (5), (6). Pub. L. 93-592, Sec. 1(d)-(f), substituted
``June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975,'' for ``and June 30, 1974,''.
1973--Subsec. (u)(2). Pub. L. 93-207 substituted ``fiscal years 1973
and 1974'' for ``fiscal year 1973''.
Change of Name
``United States Geological Survey'' substituted for ``Geological
Survey'' in subsec. (a)(5) pursuant to provision of title I of Pub. L.
102-154, set out as a note under section 31 of Title 43, Public Lands.
``Secretary of Health and Human Services'' substituted for
``Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare'' in subsec. (c) pursuant
to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96-88 which is classified to section
3508(b) of Title 20, Education.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Pub. L. 107-303, title III, Sec. 302(b), Nov. 27, 2002, 116 Stat.
2361, provided that:
``(1) In general.--Effective November 10, 1998, section 501 of the
Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-362; 112 Stat.
3283) is amended by striking subsections (a) [amending this section and
section 1330 of this title], (b) [amending section 1324 of this title],
(c) [amending section 1329 of this title], and (d) [amending this
section and sections 1266, 1285, 1290, and 1375 of this title].
``(2) Applicability.--The Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1254(n)(3)) [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.] shall be applied and
administered on and after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 27,
2002] as if the amendments made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of
section 501 of the Federal Reports Elimination Act of 1998 (Public Law
105-362; 112 Stat. 3283) had not been enacted.''
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.
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department
of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under
jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance with this chapter
with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of
transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas were
transferred to the Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for
the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until the first
anniversary of date of initial operation of the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(f),
203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1,
1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System abolished and functions and authority vested in
Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub.
L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note
under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.
Columbia River Basin System; Protection From Oil Spills and Discharges;
Criteria for Evaluation and Report to Congress by Commandant of Coast
Guard in Consultation With Federal, Etc., Agencies
Pub. L. 95-308, Sec. 8, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 359, set forth
Congressional findings and declarations and evaluation criteria with
respect to protection from oil spills and discharges and betterment of
the Columbia River Basin system, with such evaluation by the Commandant
of the Coast Guard to begin within 180 days after June 30, 1978, and
immediate submission of the evaluation to appropriate Congressional
committees.
Contiguous Zone of United States
For extension of contiguous zone of United States, see Proc. No.
7219, set out as a note under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1254a, 1255, 1263, 1314,
1322, 1330, 1376, 1377 of this title.
