33 U.S.C. § 1903 | Administration and enforcement

(a)

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.

(b)

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:

(1)

section 116 of title 46 42 U.S.C. 7401 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 . The issuance of Engine International Air Pollution Prevention certificates shall be consistent with any applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act [ et seq.] or regulations prescribed under that Act.

(2)

The Administrator shall have authority to administer regulations 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of Annex VI to the Convention.

(3)

section 1907(f) of this title The Administrator shall, only as specified in , have authority to enforce Annex VI of the Convention.

(c)

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.

(2)

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.

(3)

In prescribing any regulations under this section, the Secretary and the Administrator shall consult with each other, and with respect to regulation 19, with the Secretary of the Interior.

(4)

The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall—

(A)

prescribe regulations which—

(i)

section 1902(a)(1) of this title require certain ships described in 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

(ii)

section 1902(a)(1) of this title specify the ships described in to which the regulations apply;

(B)

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

(C)

within 2 years after the effective date of this paragraph, report to the Congress—

(i)

regarding activities of the Secretary under subparagraph (B); and

(ii)

section 1902(a) of this title 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 which call at United States ports.

(5)

No standard issued by any person or Federal authority, with respect to emissions from tank vessels subject to regulation 15 of Annex VI to the Convention, shall be effective until 6 months after the required notification to the International Maritime Organization by the Secretary.

(d)

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, § 4Oct. 21, 198094 Stat. 2298 Pub. L. 100–220, title II, § 2107Dec. 29, 1987101 Stat. 1464 Pub. L. 104–227, title II, § 201(c)Oct. 2, 1996110 Stat. 3042 Pub. L. 110–280, § 5July 21, 2008122 Stat. 2613(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act July 14, 1955, ch. 360 69 Stat. 322 section 7401 of Title 42The Clean Air Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is , , 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 and Tables.

Dec. 31, 1988section 2107(b) of Pub. L. 100–220The effective date of this paragraph, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(C), is , the effective date of . See Effective Date of 1987 Amendment note below.

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–280, § 5(1)2008—Subsec. (b). , added subsec. (b). Former subsec. (b) redesignated (c).

Pub. L. 110–280Subsec. (c). redesignated subsec. (b) as (c), added pars. (2), (3), and (5), and redesignated former par. (2) as (4). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d).

Pub. L. 110–280, § 5(1)Subsec. (d). , redesignated subsec. (c) as (d).

Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(1)1996—Subsec. (a). , inserted “, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,” after “the MARPOL Protocol” in first sentence.

Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(2)Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted “, Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol,” after “the MARPOL Protocol”.

Pub. L. 104–227, § 201(c)(3)Subsec. (b)(2)(A). , (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).

Pub. L. 100–220, § 2107(a)1987—Subsec. (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.”

Pub. L. 100–220, § 2107(b)Subsec. (b). , designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Pub. L. 100–220Dec. 31, 1988section 2002(a) of Pub. L. 100–220 section 1901 of this titleAmendment by effective , the date on which Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, entered into force for the United States, see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date

Oct. 21, 1980section 14(b) of Pub. L. 96–478 section 1901 of this titleSubsec. (b) of this section effective , see , set out as a note under .

Transfer of Functions

November 25, 2002section 542 of Title 6For 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 , as modified, set out as a note under .