§ 2603. — Waste handling practices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2603]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 39--SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE
SUBCHAPTER I--SHORE PROTECTION
Sec. 2603. Waste handling practices
(a) In general
(1) Loading
The owner or operator of the waste source shall take all
reasonable steps to assure that all municipal or commercial waste is
loaded onto a vessel in a manner that assures that waste deposited
in coastal waters is minimized.
(2) Securing
The owner or operator of a vessel shall assure that all
municipal or commercial waste loaded onto the vessel is secured by
netting or other means to assure that waste will not be deposited
into coastal waters during transport.
(3) Offloading
The owner or operator of the receiving facility shall take all
reasonable steps to assure that any municipal or commercial waste is
offloaded from a vessel in a manner that assures that waste
deposited into coastal waters is minimized.
(4) Cleaning up
The owner or operator of any waste source or receiving facility
shall provide adequate control measures to clean up any municipal or
commercial waste which is deposited into coastal waters.
(b) Regulations
The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall prescribe regulations--
(1) requiring that waste sources, receiving facilities, and
vessels provide the means and facilities to assure that the waste
will not be deposited into coastal waters during loading,
offloading, and transport;
(2) requiring, as appropriate, the submission and adoption by
each responsible party of an operation and maintenance manual
identifying procedures to be used to prevent, report, and clean up
any deposit of municipal or commercial waste into coastal waters,
including record keeping requirements; and
(3) if the Administrator determines that tracking systems are
required to assure adequate enforcement of laws preventing the
deposit of municipal or commercial waste into coastal waters,
requiring installation of the appropriate systems within 18 months
after the Administrator makes that determination.
(Pub. L. 100-688, title IV, Sec. 4103, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4156.)
Effective Date
Section 4204(c) of Pub. L. 100-688 provided that: ``Section 4103 of
this Act [33 U.S.C. 2603] takes effect 60 days after the date of
enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1988].''
