§ 1521. — Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1521]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 29--DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1521. Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to
Congress
The President of the United States is authorized and requested to
enter into negotiations with the Governments of Canada and Mexico to
determine:
(1) the need for intergovernmental understandings, agreements,
or treaties to protect the interests of the people of Canada,
Mexico, and the United States and of any party or parties involved
with the construction or operation of deepwater ports; and
(2) the desirability of undertaking joint studies and
investigations designed to insure protection of the environment and
to eliminate any legal and regulatory uncertainty, to assure that
the interests of the people of Canada, Mexico, and the United States
are adequately met.
The President shall report to the Congress the actions taken, the
progress achieved, the areas of disagreement, and the matters about
which more information is needed, together with his recommendations for
further action.
(Pub. L. 93-627, Sec. 22, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2147.)
