Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1433 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 1433 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 92-532, title III, Sec. 303, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1062;
Pub. L. 98-498, title I, Sec. 102, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2297;
Pub. L. 102-587, title II, Sec. 2103, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5041;
Pub. L. 106-513, Secs. 5, 19(a)(1), (b)(3), Nov. 13, 2000, 114
Stat. 2383, 2392, 2393; Pub. L. 106-555, title II, Sec. 205(a),
Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2769.)
AMENDMENTS
2000 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106-555, in introductory provisions,
substituted "the Secretary determines that - " for "the Secretary -
", added pars. (1) to (5), and struck out former pars. (1) and (2)
which read as follows:
"(1) determines that -
"(A) the designation will fulfill the purposes and policies of
this chapter;
"(B) the area is of special national significance due to -
"(i) its conservation, recreational, ecological, historical,
scientific, cultural, archeological, educational, or esthetic
qualities;
"(ii) the communities of living marine resources it harbors;
or
"(iii) its resource or human-use values;
"(C) existing State and Federal authorities are inadequate or
should be supplemented to ensure coordinated and comprehensive
conservation and management of the area, including resource
protection, scientific research, and public education;
"(D) designation of the area as a national marine sanctuary
will facilitate the objectives in subparagraph (C); and
"(E) the area is of a size and nature that will permit
comprehensive and coordinated conservation and management; and
"(2) finds that -
"(A) the area is of special national significance due to its
resource or human-use values;
"(B) existing State and Federal authorities are inadequate or
should be supplemented to ensure coordinated and comprehensive
conservation and management of the area, including resource
protection, scientific research, and public education;
"(C) designation of the area as a national marine sanctuary
will facilitate the objectives in subparagraph (B); and
"(D) the area is of a size and nature that will permit
comprehensive and coordinated conservation and management."
Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106-513, Sec. 5(a), amended par. (1)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows:
"determines that the designation will fulfill the purposes and
policies of this chapter; and".
Subsec. (b)(1)(J) to (L). Pub. L. 106-513, Sec. 5(b)(1), added
subpars. (J) to (L).
Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106-513, Sec. 19(a)(1), substituted
"Resources" for "Merchant Marine and Fisheries".
Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 106-513, Sec. 19(b)(3), substituted
"Magnuson-Stevens Act" for "Magnuson Act".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 106-513, Sec. 5(b)(2), struck out heading
and text of par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In
making determinations and findings, the Secretary shall draft, as
part of the environmental impact statement referred to in section
1434(a)(2) of this title, a resource assessment report documenting
present and potential uses of the area, including commercial and
recreational fishing, research and education, minerals and energy
development, subsistence uses, and other commercial, governmental,
or recreational uses. The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Interior, shall draft a resource assessment
section for the report regarding any commercial, governmental, or
recreational resource uses in the area under consideration that are
subject to the primary jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior. The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator, shall
draft a resource assessment section for the report, including
information on any past, present, or proposed future disposal or
discharge of materials in the vicinity of the proposed sanctuary.
Public disclosure by the Secretary of such information shall be
consistent with national security regulations."
1992 - Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2103(a), inserted
"or should be supplemented" after "inadequate".
Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2103(b)(1), inserted
"maintenance of critical habitat of endangered species," after
"assemblages,".
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-587, Sec. 2103(b)(2), substituted
"1434(a)(2)" for "1434(a)(1)", inserted ", governmental," after
"other commercial" and after "any commercial", and inserted at end:
"The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the
Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator, shall draft a resource
assessment section for the report, including information on any
past, present, or proposed future disposal or discharge of
materials in the vicinity of the proposed sanctuary. Public
disclosure by the Secretary of such information shall be consistent
with national security regulations."
1984 - Pub. L. 98-498 amended section generally, substituting
provisions relating to sanctuary designation standards for
provisions relating to penalties. See section 1437(b) of this
title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106-555, title II, Sec. 205(c), Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat.
2770, provided that: "This section [amending this section and
section 1434 of this title] shall take effect immediately after the
National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000 [Pub. L. 106-
513] takes effect."
MARINE SANCTUARIES
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. - 45 F.R. 65198, Oct.
2, 1980; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart G.
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. - 54 F.R. 22417, May 24,
1989; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart K; Pub. L. 100-627, title II,
Sec. 205(a)(1), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3217.
Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary. - 51 F.R. 15878, Apr. 29,
1986; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart J.
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. - 15 C.F.R. part 922,
subpart P; Pub. L. 101-605, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3089, as
amended by Pub. L. 102-587, title II, Secs. 2206, 2209, Nov. 4,
1992, 106 Stat. 5053, 5054.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. - 56 F.R. 63634,
Dec. 5, 1991; 60 F.R. 10312, Feb. 24, 1995; 15 C.F.R. part 922,
subpart L; Pub. L. 100-627, title II, Sec. 205(a)(2), Nov. 7,
1988, 102 Stat. 3217; Pub. L. 102-251, title I, Sec. 101, Mar. 9,
1992, 106 Stat. 60; Pub. L. 104-283, Sec. 8, Oct. 11, 1996, 110
Stat. 3366.
Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (former
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary). - 58 F.R. 53865, Oct.
19, 1993; 59 F.R. 53348, Oct. 24, 1994; 15 C.F.R. 922, subpart N;
Pub. L. 102-587, title II, Sec. 2202, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat.
5048; Pub. L. 104-283, Secs. 9(g), 11, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat.
3368, 3369.
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary. - 46 F.R. 7942, Jan. 26,
1981; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart I.
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (former Point
Reyes-Farallon Islands National Marine Sanctuary). - 46 F.R. 7936,
Jan. 26, 1981; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart H; 62 F.R. 3788, Jan.
27, 1997.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. - 15
C.F.R. part 922, subpart Q; Pub. L. 102-587, title II, subtitle C,
Secs. 2301-2308, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5055-5059; Pub. L.
104-283, Sec. 7, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3365.
MONITOR National Marine Sanctuary. - 40 F.R. 5349, Feb. 5, 1975;
40 F.R. 21706, May 19, 1975; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart F.
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. - 57 F.R. 43310, Sept. 18,
1992; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart M; Pub. L. 100-627, title II,
Sec. 205(a)(3), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3217; Pub. L. 102-368,
title I, Sec. 102, Sept. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 1119; Pub. L.
102-587, title II, Sec. 2203, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5048.
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. - 59 F.R. 24586, May 11,
1994; 15 C.F.R. 922, subpart O; Pub. L. 100-627, title II, Sec.
205(a)(4), Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3217; Pub. L. 102-587, title
II, Sec. 2207, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5053.
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve. -
65 F.R. 39042, June 19, 2000; 15 C.F.R. part 922, subpart R.
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NORTHWEST STRAITS
Pub. L. 104-283, Sec. 10, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3368, provided
that: "No designation of an area in the Northwest Straits in the
State of Washington as a national marine sanctuary under the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act [16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.] shall take
effect unless that designation is specifically authorized by a law
enacted after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 11, 1996]."