33 U.S.C. § 1222 : US Code - Section 1222: Definitions

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1222 : US Code - Section 1222: Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires -
(1) "Marine environment" means the navigable waters of the
United States and the land and resources therein and thereunder;
the waters and fishery resources of any area over which the
United States asserts exclusive fishery management authority; the
seabed and subsoil of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United
States, the resources thereof and the waters superjacent thereto;
and the recreational, economic, and scenic values of such waters
and resources.
(2) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the department in which
the Coast Guard is operating, except that "Secretary" means the
Secretary of Transportation with respect to the application of
this chapter to the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
(3) "State" includes each of the several States of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, the United States
Virgin Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and any other
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(4) "United States", when used in geographical context, means
all the States thereof.
(5) "Navigable waters of the United States" includes all waters
of the territorial sea of the United States as described in
Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.