Notes on deep seabed hard mineral resources : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on deep seabed hard mineral resources : US Code - Notes

Sec.
1401. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purposes.
1402. International objectives.
(a) Disclaimer of extraterritorial sovereignty.
(b) Secretary of State.
1403. Definitions.

SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION OF EXPLORATION AND COMMERCIAL RECOVERY BY
UNITED STATES CITIZENS
1411. Prohibited activities by United States citizens.
(a) Prohibited activities and exceptions.
(b) Existing exploration.
(c) Interference.
1412. Licenses for exploration and permits for commercial
recovery.
(a) Authority to issue.
(b) Nature of licenses and permits.
(c) Restrictions.
1413. License and permit applications, review, and
certification.
(a) Applications.
(b) Priority of right for issuance.
(c) Eligibility for certification.
(d) Antitrust review.
(e) Other Federal agencies.
(f) Review period.
(g) Application certification.
1414. License and permit fees.
1415. License and permit terms, conditions, and
restrictions; issuance and transfer of licenses and
permits.
(a) Eligibility for issuance or transfer of license
or permit.
(b) Issuance and transfer of licenses and permits
with terms, conditions, and restrictions.
(c) Modification and revision of terms, conditions,
and restrictions.
(d) Prior consultations.
1416. Denial of certification of applications and of
issuance, transfer, suspension, and revocation of
licenses and permits; suspension and modification of
activities.
(a) Denial, suspension, modification, and
revocation.
(b) Administrative review of proposed denial,
suspension, modification, or revocation.
(c) Effect on activities; emergency orders.
(d) Judicial review.
1417. Duration of licenses and permits.
(a) Duration of a license.
(b) Duration of a permit.
1418. Diligence requirements.
(a) In general.
(b) Expenditures.
(c) Commercial recovery.
1419. Protection of the environment.
(a) Environmental assessment.
(b) Terms, conditions, and restrictions.
(c) Programmatic environmental impact statement.
(d) Environmental impact statements on issuance of
licenses and permits.
(e) Effect on other law.
(f) Stable reference areas.
1420. Conservation of natural resources.
1421. Prevention of interference with other uses of the high
seas.
1422. Safety of life and property at sea.
(a) Conditions regarding vessels.
(b) Applicability of other laws.
1423. Records, audits, and public disclosure.
(a) Records and audits.
(b) Submission of data and information.
(c) Public disclosure.
1424. Monitoring of activities of licensees and permittees.
1425. Relinquishment, surrender, and transfer of licenses
and permits.
(a) Relinquishment and surrender.
(b) Transfer.
1426. Public notice and hearings.
(a) Required procedures.
(b) Adjudicatory hearing.
1427. Civil actions.
(a) Equitable relief.
(b) Notice.
(c) Costs and fees.
(d) Relationship to other law.
1428. Reciprocating states.
(a) Designation.
(b) Effect of designation.
(c) Notification.
(d) Revocation of reciprocating state status.
(e) Authorization.
(f) International consultations.

SUBCHAPTER II - TRANSITION TO INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
1441. Declaration of Congressional intent.
1442. Effect of international agreement.
1443. Protection of interim investments.
1444. Disclaimer of obligation to pay compensation.

SUBCHAPTER III - ENFORCEMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1461. Prohibited acts.
1462. Civil penalties.
(a) Assessment of penalty.
(b) Review of civil penalty.
(c) Action upon failure to pay assessment.
(d) Compromise or other action by the
Administrator.
1463. Criminal offenses.
(a) Offense.
(b) Punishment.
1464. Enforcement.
(a) Responsibility.
(b) Powers of authorized officers.
(c) Definitions.
(d) Proprietary information.
1465. Liability of vessels.
1466. Civil forfeitures.
(a) In general.
(b) Jurisdiction of courts.
(c) Judgment.
(d) Procedure.
(e) Rebuttable presumption.
1467. Jurisdiction of courts.
1468. Regulations.
(a) Proposed regulations.
(b) Final regulations.
(c) Amendments.
(d) Consistency.
1469. Omitted.
1470. Authorization of appropriations.
1471. Severability.
1472. Deep Seabed Revenue Sharing Trust Fund; establishment.
(a) Creation of Trust Fund.
(b) Transfer to Trust Fund of amounts equivalent to
certain taxes.
(c) Management of Trust Fund.
(d) Expenditures from Trust Fund.
(e) Use of funds.
(f) International deep seabed treaty.
1473. Revenue and customs or tariff treatment of deep seabed
mining unaffected.