Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 2401 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 2401 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 100-333, Sec. 2, June 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 605.)
EFFECTIVE DATE; USE OF EXISTING STOCKS
Section 12 of Pub. L. 100-333 provided that:
"(a) In General. - Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act
[enacting this chapter] shall take effect on the date of its
enactment [June 16, 1988].
"(b) Termination of Interim Prohibition. - Section 5(a) [section
2404(a) of this title] shall remain in effect until a final
decision regarding the release of organotin into the aquatic
environment by antifouling paints, pursuant to the process
initiated by the Administrator's Position Document 1 dated January
8, 1986 -
"(1) is issued by the Administrator; and
"(2) takes effect.
"(c) Final Decision Defined. - For purposes of subsection (b), a
final decision shall be considered to have taken effect upon the
date of the expiration of the time for making any appeal with
respect to such decision or, in the case of any such appeal, the
resolution of such appeal.
"(d) Use of Existing Stocks. - Notwithstanding the prohibitions
contained in sections 4 and 5 [sections 2403 and 2404 of this
title], the Administrator, not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act [June 16, 1988], shall provide reasonable
times -
"(1) not to exceed 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, for the continued sale, delivery, purchase, and receipt
of any antifouling paints containing organotin and organotin
additives that exist before the date of the enactment of this
Act; and
"(2) not to exceed one year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, for the application of any antifouling paints
containing organotin and organotin additives that exist before
the date of the enactment of this Act."
SHORT TITLE
Section 1 of Pub. L. 100-333 provided that: "This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the 'Organotin Antifouling Paint
Control Act of 1988'."