criminal, conservation, pollution, and boating 

 laws. Major Coast Guard law enforcement efforts 

 aside from port security and recreational boating 

 are oil pollution and conservation. In the former 

 the Coast Guard assists the Federal Water Pollu- 

 tion Control Administration in enforcing the Oil 

 Pollution Act of 1924^'' and administering the Oil 

 PoUution Actof 1961." 



D. Port Security 



In the Marine Port Safety Program, the Coast 

 Guard prescribes minimal safety standards for 

 piers and waterfront facilities handling hazardous 

 materials. Further, the Coast Guard prescribes 

 handling, stowage, storage, and transportation of 

 such materials on vessels utilizing U.S. marine 

 channels and harbors. 



Coast Guard Captains of the Port, located in 55 

 U.S. ports, control the movement of vessels within 

 navigable waters by requiring 24 hours advance 

 notice of arrival at a seaport; control traffic on 

 certain waterways; and escort vessels possessing 

 high hazard to ports and waters. 



Plans of vessels, foreign and domestic, specially 

 constructed to carry bulk chemicals which pose a 

 "potential unusual risk" to U.S. ports are ex- 

 amined by the Coast Guard, and operation in U.S. 

 waters is fully controlled. 



E. Recreational Boating 



The Coast Guard administers the Federal Boat- 

 ing Acts of 1940 and 1958, including regulation, 

 safety patrols, cooperation with States, and educa- 

 tional programs. The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a 

 volunteer non-military organization sponsored by 

 the Coast Guard to participate in Boating Safety 

 Programs. 



F. Icebreaking 



The Coast Guard is charged with icebreaking 

 services to support marine commerce and National 

 defense. All major Atlantic waterways and harbors 

 north of the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, and 

 Alaska usually require icebreaking services each 



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winter. Coast Guard harbor craft and coastal 

 vessels are especially constructed for such capa- 

 bilities. One major icebreaker is stationed perman- 

 ently on the Great Lakes and another in Alaska, 

 and polar icebreakers are assigned to the Great 

 Lakes and Alaska seasonally as conditions require. 

 Current funding in Coast Guard coastal pro- 

 grams is: 



FY 68 FY 69 



Merchant marine safety 

 Recreational boating safety 

 Aids to navigation 

 Port safety 



National search and rescue 

 Marine law enforcement 

 Water pollution control 

 Coastal oceanography 



Total 



(millions of dollars) 



7.6 8.7 



4.5 5.5 



77.2 76.3 



12.4 13.3 



119.0 112.9 



6.1 6.1 

 0.8 2.3 



1.2 0.6 



287.8 272.5 



Future programs envisioned by the Coast Guard 

 include: 



—Oil pollution abatement projects for contain- 

 ment, source control and recovery of massive oil 

 spills 



—Port advisory services to improve control of 

 shipping and navigation in high-density ports 



—Hazardous cargo information center for technical 

 information on cargoes moving in water trans- 

 portation 



-All weather high precision coastal and harbor 

 navigation system. 



XV. ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOP- 

 MENT CORPORATION 



The Seaway Corporation is a Government- 

 owned enterprise under supervision of the Depart- 

 ment of Transportation. It is authorized to con- 

 struct, maintain, and operate in U.S. territory deep 

 water navigation works in the International Rapids 

 section as well as dredging in the Thousand Islands 

 section of the St. Lawrence River. 



It was estabhshed by the Act of May 13, 

 1954^* and works in close coordination with the 



'P.L. 87-167 (as amended), 33 U.S.C. 1001-1015. 

 This Act implements the International Convention for the 

 Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954. 



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