Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1221 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1221 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 92-340, Sec. 2, formerly title I, Sec. 101, July 10, 1972,
86 Stat. 424; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 95-474, Sec. 2, Oct.
17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471; Pub. L. 107-295, title IV, Sec. 443(1),
Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2132.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-295 substituted "safety,
protection of the marine environment, and safety and security of
United States ports and waterways" for "safety and protection of
the marine environment".
1978 - Pub. L. 95-474 substituted provision relating to
Congressional declaration of findings for provision relating to the
authority of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast
Guard is operating to prevent damage to vessels, bridges, and other
structures and to protect navigable waters from environmental harm.
SHORT TITLE OF 1978 AMENDMENT
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-474 provided: "That this Act [enacting
sections 1225, 1228 to 1231, and 1232 of this title, amending this
section, sections 1222 to 1224, 1226, and 1227 of this title, and
sections 214 and 391a of Title 46, Shipping, and enacting
provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1224 of
this title and section 391a of former Title 46] may be cited as the
'Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 92-340, as amended by Pub. L. 95-474, Sec.
2, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1471, provided that: "This Act [this
chapter] may be cited as the 'Ports and Waterways Safety Act'."
SAVINGS PROVISION
Section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95-474 provided that: "Regulations
previously issued under statutory provisions which are amended by
section 2 of this Act [amending this section and sections 1222 to
1227, of this title] shall continue in effect as though issued
under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act of 1972,
as amended by this Act [this chapter], until expressly abrogated,
modified, or amended by the Secretary. Any proceeding under title I
of Public Law 92-340 [which enacted this section and sections 1222
to 1227 of this title] for a violation which occurred before the
effective date of this Act [Oct. 17, 1978] may be initiated or
continued to conclusion as though such public law had not been
amended by this Act [amendment by section 2 of Pub. L. 95-474]."
SEPARABILITY
Section 6(c) of Pub. L. 95-474 provided that: "If a provision of
this Act [see Short Title of 1978 Amendment note above] or the
application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall
be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of
such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to
which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby."
ESTABLISHMENT OF VESSEL TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND VALDEZ, ALASKA
Pub. L. 93-153, title IV, Sec. 402, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 589,
provided that: "The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating is hereby directed to establish a vessel traffic
control system for Prince William Sound and Valdez, Alaska,
pursuant to authority contained in title I of the Ports and
Waterways Safety Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 424, Public Law 92-340)
[this chapter, prior to the amendment by Pub. L. 95-474, Oct. 17,
1978, 92 Stat. 1471]."