Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1501 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 1501 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 93-627, Sec. 2, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2126; Pub. L. 104-
324, title V, Sec. 502(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3925; Pub. L.
107-295, title I, Sec. 106(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2086.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 107-295 inserted "or natural
gas" after "oil" wherever appearing.
1996 - Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 104-324 added pars. (5) and
(6).
SHORT TITLE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Section 501 of title V of Pub. L. 104-324 provided that: "This
title [amending this section and sections 1502 to 1504, 1507, and
1509 of this title, repealing section 1506 of this title, and
enacting provisions set out as a note under this section] may be
cited as the 'Deepwater Port Modernization Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 98-419, Sec. 1, Sept. 25, 1984, 98 Stat. 1607, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507,
1517, and 1518 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a
note under section 1518 of this title] may be cited as the
'Deepwater Port Act Amendments of 1984'."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 93-627 provided: "That this Act [enacting
this chapter and amending section 1333 of Title 43, Public Lands]
may be cited as the 'Deepwater Port Act of 1974'."
CONGRESSIONAL PURPOSES FOR 1996 AMENDMENTS
Section 502(a) of title V of Pub. L. 104-324 provided that: "The
purposes of this title [see Short Title of 1996 Amendment note
above] are to -
"(1) update and improve the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 [33
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.];
"(2) assure that the regulation of deepwater ports is not more
burdensome or stringent than necessary in comparison to the
regulation of other modes of importing or transporting oil;
"(3) recognize that deepwater ports are generally subject to
effective competition from alternative transportation modes and
eliminate, for as long as a port remains subject to effective
competition, unnecessary Federal regulatory oversight or
involvement in the ports' business and economic decisions; and
"(4) promote innovation, flexibility, and efficiency in the
management and operation of deepwater ports by removing or
reducing any duplicative, unnecessary, or overly burdensome
Federal regulations or license provisions."
DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN PENALTIES INTO OIL SPILL LIABILITY TRUST FUND
Penalties paid pursuant to this chapter and sections 1319(c) and
1321 of this title to be deposited in the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund created under section 9509 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code,
see section 4304 of Pub. L. 101-380, set out as a note under
section 9509 of Title 26.
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ABROAD OF MAJOR FEDERAL ACTIONS
For provisions relating to environmental effects abroad of major
Federal actions, see Ex. Ord. No. 12114, Jan. 4, 1979, 44 F.R.
1957, set out as a note under section 4321 of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare.
(!1) So in original. Probably should be capitalized.