33 U.S.C. § 1401 : US Code - Section 1401: Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of purpose

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1401 : US Code - Section 1401: Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of purpose

(a) Dangers of unregulated dumping
Unregulated dumping of material into ocean waters endangers human
health, welfare, and amenities, and the marine environment,
ecological systems, and economic potentialities.
(b) Policy of regulation and prevention or limitation
The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States
to regulate the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters
and to prevent or strictly limit the dumping into ocean waters of
any material which would adversely affect human health, welfare, or
amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or
economic potentialities.
(c) Regulation of dumping and transportation for dumping purposes
It is the purpose of this Act to regulate (1) the transportation
by any person of material from the United States and, in the case
of United States vessels, aircraft, or agencies, the transportation
of material from a location outside the United States, when in
either case the transportation is for the purpose of dumping the
material into ocean waters, and (2) the dumping of material
transported by any person from a location outside the United
States, if the dumping occurs in the territorial sea or the
contiguous zone of the United States.