1998 Year of the Ocean Perspectives on Marine Environmental Quality 



Subchapter V addresses permits, requiring each state to submit to EPA for approval a permit 

 program covering basically every pollution source subject to the CAA. If a state fails to submit and 

 implement an approved program, EPA is to step in. 



Subchapter VI addresses stratospheric ozone depletion. 



The CAA also establishes a great waters program, which looks specifically at the impacts of air 

 deposition of nutrients and toxics in coastal waters. 



Clean Vessel Act of 1992 . subtitle F, §§ 5601 to 5608, of Title V of Pub. L. 102-587, amending 16 

 U.S.C. §§ 777c and 777g and enacting 33 U.S.C. §1322 note 



The purpose of the Clean Vessel Act is to provide fiinds to states for the construction, renovation, 

 operation and maintenance of pumpout stations and waste reception facilities. The Act requires the 

 Department of the Interior (DOI) to issue guidance on what constitutes adequate and reasonably 

 available pumpout facilities and waste reception facilities. In order to receive a grant, coastal states 

 are to conduct a survey to determine the number and location of such stations and facilities and the 

 number of recreational vessels in its coastal waters with toilets and develop and submit to the DOI 

 for approval a plan for any construction or renovation necessary to provide adequate and reasonably 

 available stations and facilities. Funding authorization for such grants expired in FY 1997. 



Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982 . as amended, (CBRA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 3501 et seq. 



The purpose of CBRA is to promote more appropriate use and conservation of coastal barriers 

 along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Great Lakes coastlines. "Coastal barriers" are defined as bay barriers, 

 barrier islands, and other geological features composed of sediment that protect landward aquatic 

 habitats from direct wind and waves. They provide essential habitats for wildlife and marine life, 

 natural storm buffer zones, and areas of scientific, recreational, historic, and archeological 

 significance. CBRA seeks to minimize the loss of human life, wasteful federal expenditures on 

 shoreline development, and damage to wildlife, marine life, and other natural resources by 

 restricting future Federal financial assistance, establishing the coastal barrier resources system 

 (CBRS), and considering the means of achieving long-term conservation of barrier resources. 



Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 . as amended, (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq. 



The CZMA strives to preserve and protect coastal zone resources. Through the CZMA, states are 

 encouraged to develop coastal zone management programs (CZMPs) that allow economic growth 

 that is compatible with the protection of natural resources, the reduction of coastal hazards, the 

 improvement of water quality, and sensible coastal development. The CZMA provides financial 

 and technical incentives for coastal states to manage their coastal zones consistent with CZMA 

 standards and goals. 



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