654 



(c) Authorization for Appropriations. — There 

 is authorized to be appropriated for purposes of 

 carrying out this section not to exceed $3,000,000 

 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977. Such 

 sums as may be appropriated under this section 

 shall remain available until expended. 



Sec. 4. Conforming and miscellaneous provisions. 



(a) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, 

 is amended by adding at the end thereof the fol- 

 lowing new paragraph : 



"(65) Administrator, National Oceanic and 



Atmospheric Administration.". 



(b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is 

 amended by adding at the end thereof the follow- 



ing new paragraphs : 



"(109) Deputy Administrator, National Ocean- 

 ic and Atmospheric Administration. 



"(110) Associate Administrator, National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.". 



(c)(1) Section 2(d) of Reorganization Plan 

 Numbered 4 of 1970 (84 Stat 2090) is amended by 

 striking out "Level V" and "(5 U.S.C. 5316)" and 

 inserting in lieu thereof "Level rv" and "(5 U.S.C. 

 5315)", respectively. 



(2) The individual serving as the Associate Ad- 

 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- 

 pheric Administration (pursuant to section 2(d) 

 of Reorganization Plan Numbered 4 of 1970) on 

 the date of the enactment of this Act shall con- 

 tinue as the Associate Administrator, notwith- 

 standing the provisions of paragraph (1). 



1414. 



15. Ocean Dumping 

 33 U.S.C. 1401-1444 



Sec. 



1401. Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of 



purpose. 



1402. Definitions. 



1411. 

 1412. 



1413. 



1415. 



SUBCHAPTER I.— REGULATION 



Prohibited acts. 

 Dumping permit program. 



(a) Environmental Protection Agency permits. 



(b) Permit categc Ties. 



(c) Sites and times for dumping. 



(d) Fish wastes. 



(e) Foreign State permits: acceptance. 

 Dumping permit program for dredged material. 



(a) Issuance by Secretary of the Army. 



(b) Independent determination of need for 



dumping, other methods of disposal, and 

 appropriate locations. 



(c) Disagreement of Administrator w'th deter- 



mination of Secretary of the Army. 



(d) Waiver of requirements. 



(e) Federal projects involving dredged material. 

 Permit conditions. 



(a) Deslgnatei and included conditions. 



(b) Permit processing fees; reporting require- 



ments. 



(c) General permits. 



(d) Review. 



(e) Information tor review and evaluation of 



applications. 



(f) Public information. 



(g) Display of issued permits. 

 Penalties 



(a) Assessment of civil penalty by Administra- 



tor; remission or mitigation; court action 

 for appropriate relief. 



(b) Criminal penalties. 



(c) Separate offenses. 



(d) Injunctive relief. 



(e) Llab'llty of vessels In rem. 



(f ) Revooatlor and suspension of permits. 



(g) Civil suits by private persons, 

 (h) Emergencies. 



1416. Voiding of pre-existing licenses; Impairment of 



navigation: consistent State programs; existing 

 conservation program not affected. 



1417. Enforcement. 



(a) Utilization of other departments, agencies, 



and Instrumentalities. 



(b) Delegation of review and evaluation au- 



thority. 



(c) Surveillance and other enforcement ac- 



tivity. 

 1118. ReguHtlons. 



1419. International cooperation. 



1420. Authorization of appropriations. 



1421. Annual report to Congress. 



SUBCHAPTER II.— RESEARCH 



1441. Monitoring and research program; reports to 



Congress. 



1442. Research program respecting possible long-range 



effects of pollution, overfishing, and man- 

 induced changes of ocean ecosystems. 



(a) Secretary of Commerce. 



(b) Action with otlier nations. 



(c) Annual report to Co^igress. 



(d) Cooperatlo". of other departments, agen- 



cies, and mdepende^t Instrumentalities. 



(e) Utlllzatlo'i of person ■■.el, services, and facil- 



ities; inter-agency agreements. 



1443. Cooperation with public authorities, agencies, and 



institutions, private agendas and Institutions* 

 and individuals. 



1444. Authorization of appropriations. 



§ 1401. Ccgressional finding, policy and declaration of 



purpose, 

 (a) Unregulated dumping of material into ocean 



