What US Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act 1972 - Ocean Dumping Act EPA Permit Programme and National Marine Sanctuaries requires
The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA, Public Law 92-532, enacted 23 October 1972), commonly known as the Ocean Dumping Act, is the principal US federal statute regulating the transportation and dumping of material into ocean waters. Title I (33 USC 1401-1421) regulates ocean dumping and is administered by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for non-dredged material and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for dredged material under EPA criteria. Title II (33 USC 1441-1445) authorises ocean research administered by NOAA. Title III (16 USC 1431-1445c, originally Title III of MPRSA, now restated as the National Marine Sanctuaries Act) authorises the National Marine Sanctuary System administered by NOAA. Section 102 (33 USC 1412) prohibits ocean dumping without permit; Section 104 (33 USC 1414) creates EPA and USACE permit authority; Section 105 (33 USC 1415) provides civil penalties up to USD 50,000 per violation and criminal penalties for knowing violations. EPA Ocean Dumping Criteria at 40 CFR Parts 220-229 govern permit issuance. Dredged material disposal at 103 ocean disposal sites covers most permitted ocean dumping today; industrial waste, sewage sludge and radioactive waste dumping prohibited since 1988.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Ocean Dumping Program; US Army Corps of Engineers; NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries; codified at 33 USC 1401-1445 and 16 USC 1431-1445c · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title33/chapter27&edition=prelim
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- Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, Public Law 92-532 (23 October 1972), as amended; Title I codified at 33 U.S.C. 1401-1421 (ocean dumping); Title II at 33 U.S.C. 1441-1445 (research); Title III at 16 U.S.C. 1431-1445c (National Marine Sanctuaries Act)
- 40 CFR Parts 220-229 - EPA Ocean Dumping Regulations including general permit conditions (220), criteria (227), site designation (228), monitoring (228.10), enforcement (229)
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