33 U.S.C. § 1903 : US Code - Section 1903: Administration and enforcement

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1903 : US Code - Section 1903: Administration and enforcement

(a) Duty of Secretary; Annexes of Convention applicable to seagoing
vessels
Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the Secretary shall
administer and enforce the MARPOL Protocol, Annex IV to the
Antarctic Protocol, and this chapter. In the administration and
enforcement of the MARPOL Protocol and this chapter, Annexes I and
II of the Convention apply only to seagoing ships.
(b) Regulations; refuse record books; waste management plans;
notification of crew and passengers
(1) The Secretary shall prescribe any necessary or desired
regulations to carry out the provisions of the MARPOL Protocol,
Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol, or this chapter.
(2) The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall -
(A) prescribe regulations which -
(i) require certain ships described in section 1902(a)(1) of
this title to maintain refuse record books and shipboard
management plans, and to display placards which notify the crew
and passengers of the requirements of Annex V to the Convention
and of Annex IV to the Antarctic Protocol; and
(ii) specify the ships described in section 1902(a)(1) of
this title to which the regulations apply;
(B) seek an international agreement or international agreements
which apply requirements equivalent to those described in
subparagraph (A)(i) to all vessels subject to Annex V to the
Convention; and
(C) within 2 years after the effective date of this paragraph,
report to the Congress -
(i) regarding activities of the Secretary under subparagraph
(B); and
(ii) if the Secretary has not obtained agreements pursuant to
subparagraph (B) regarding the desirability of applying the
requirements described in subparagraph (A)(i) to all vessels
described in section 1902(a) of this title which call at United
States ports.
(c) Utilization of personnel, facilities, or equipment of other
Federal departments and agencies
The Secretary may utilize by agreement, with or without
reimbursement, personnel, facilities, or equipment of other Federal
departments and agencies in administering the MARPOL Protocol, this
chapter, or the regulations thereunder.