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1 discharge, or by any means whatsoever to dispose, of waste 



2 in ocean waters. 



3 (2) The term "master" includes any person acting in 



4 the capacity of a master. 



5 (3) The term "ocean waters" means any estuarine 



6 area, coastal waters, Great Lakes, temtorial waters, and 



7 the high seas adjacent to the territorial waters. 



8 (4) The term "owner" includes any private individ- 



9 ual or corporate owner and any public owner, whether a 



10 department, agency, or instrumentality of a State or a 



11 political subdivision thereof, of an interstate governmental 



12 entity, or of the Federal Government. 



13 (5) The temi "United States" means the States, the 



14 District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 



15 Guam, and American Samoa. 



16 (6) The term "vessel" includes any vessel, scow, or 

 1'^ boat, whether or not documented under the laws of the 



18 United States, capable of being used to transport waste in 



19 ocean waters. 



20 (7) The term "waste" means matter of any kind or 



21 description, including, but not limited to, dredge spoU, spoil 



22 waste, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical, biologi- 



23 cal and radiological warfare agents, radioactive materials, 



24 wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, and 



25 industrial wastes. 



