33 U.S.C. § 2501 : US Code - Section 2501: Findings

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2501 : US Code - Section 2501: Findings

The Congress finds the following:
(1) The washing ashore of potentially infectious medical wastes
from public vessels of the United States may pose serious and
widespread risks to public health and to the welfare of coastal
communities.
(2) Current Federal law provides inadequate protections against
the disposal of such wastes from such vessels into ocean waters.
(3) Operators of such vessels must take immediate action to
stop disposing of such wastes into ocean waters.