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proposed criteria are not inconsistent with the pur- 

 poses of this subchapter, may adopt those criteria 

 and may issue regulations to implement such cri- 

 teria. Such determination shall be made by the 

 ,- Administrator within one hundred and twenty days 

 of receipt of the proposed criteria. For the purposes 

 'Of this subsection, the term "State" means any 

 State, Interstate or regloml authority. Federal terri- 

 tory or Commonwealth or the District of Columbia, 

 (e) Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to 

 -affect In any manner or to any extent any provi- 

 sion of the Fish and Wildlife Cdordinatlbn Act as 

 amended. (Pub. L. 92-532, title I, § 106.^ct. 23, 1972, 

 86 Stat. 1058.) 



§1417. Enforcement. 



(a) Utilization of other departments, agencies, and 

 instrumentalities. 



The Administrator or the Secretary, as the case 

 may be, may, whenever appropriate, utilize by agree- 

 ment, the personnel, services and facilities of other 

 Federal departments, agencies, and instrumental- 

 ities, or State agencies or Instrumentalities, whether 

 on a reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis, in car- 

 rying out his responsibilities under this subchapter. 

 (b> Delec:a*ion of review and evaluation authority. 



The Administrator or the Secretary may delegate 

 responsibility and authority for reviewing and eval- 

 uating permit applications, including the decision 

 as to whether a permit will be Issued, to an officer of 

 his agency, or he may delegate, by agreement, such 

 responsibility and authority to the heads of other 

 Federal departments or agencies, whether on a re- 

 imbursable or nonreimbursable basis, 

 (c) Surveillance and other enforcement activity. 



The Secretary of the department in which the 

 Coast Guard Is operating shall conduct surveillance 

 and other appropriate enforcement activity to pre- 

 vent unlawful tr^sportatlon of material for dump- 

 ing, or unlawful dumping. Such enforcement activity 

 shall include, but not b| limited to, enforcement of 

 regulations Issued by him pursuant to section 1418 

 of this title, relating to safe transportation, han- 

 dling, carriage, storage, and stowage. The Secre- 

 tary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 

 Is operating shall supply to the Administrator and to 

 the Attorney General, as appropriate, such informa- 

 tion of enforcement activities and such evidentiary 

 material assembled as they may require In carrying 

 out their duties relative to penalty assessments, 

 criminal prosecutions, or other actions Involving 

 litigation pursuant to the provisions of this sub- 

 chapter. (Pub. L. 92-532, title I, § 107, Oct. 23, 1972, 

 86 Stat. 1059.) 



$ 1419. Tnternational cooperation. 



The Secretary of State, In consultation with the 

 Administrator, shall seek effective International ac- 

 tion and cooperation to Insure protection of the ma- 

 rine environment, and mav. for this purpose, formu- 

 late, present, or support specific proposals In the 

 United Nations and other component international 

 organizations for the development of appropriate 

 International rules and regulations In support of 

 the policy of this chapter. (Pub. L. 92-532, title I, 

 § 109, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1060.) 



§ 1420. .\uthorization of appropriations. 



There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 

 not to exceed $3,600,000 for fiscal year 1973, not 

 to exceed $5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 

 and 1975, not to exceed $5,300,000 for fiscal year 

 1976, not to exceed $1,325,000 for the transition 

 period (July 1 through September 30, 1976), and 

 not to exceed $4,800,000 for fiscal year 1977, for the 

 purposes and administration of this subchapter, 

 and for succeeding fiscal years only such sum as 

 the Congress may authorize by law. (Pub. L. 92- 

 532, title I, § 111, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1060, 

 amended Pub. L. 93-472, Oct. 26. 1974, 88 Stat. 

 1430; Pub. L. 94-62. § 1, July 25, 1975, 89 Stat. 303; 

 Pub. L. 94-326, § 1, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 725.) 



Amendments 



1975 — Pub. L. 94-62 substituted "not to exceed 

 $5,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1974 and 1975" for 

 "and not to exceed $5,500,000 for fiscal years 1974 and 

 1975", and added provisions authorizing appropriation 

 of an amount not to exceed $5,300,000 for fiscal year 

 1976, and not to exceed $1,325,000 for the transltlorf 

 period (July 1 through Sept. 30, 1976). 



1974 — Pub. L. 93-472 substituted "fiscal years 1974 

 and 1975," for "fiscal year 1974,". 



Effective Date 



Section effective six months after Oct. 23, 1972, see 

 section 110(a) of Pub. L. 92-532, set out as a note under 

 section 1411 of this title. 



§ 1421. Annual report to Conpiress. 



The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Sec- 

 retary of the department in which the Coast Guard 

 is operating shall each individually report annually, 

 on or before March 1 of each year with the first 

 report to be made on or before June 30, 1973 to the 

 Congress, on his administration of this subchapter, 

 including recommendations for additional legisla- 

 tion if deemed necessary. (Pub. L. 92-532, title I, 

 § 112, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1060, amended Pub. L. 

 94-326, § 2, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 725.) 



?141S. Rogulations. 



In carrying out the responslbilltes and authority 

 conferred by this subchapter, the Administrator, the 

 Secretary, and the Secretary of the department In 

 which the Coast Guard is operating are authorized 

 to issue such regulati^^ns as they may deem appro- 

 priate. (Pub. L. 92-532. title I, § 108, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 

 Stat. 1059.) 



StTBCHAPTER II.— RESEARCH 



§1441. Monitoring and research program; reports to 

 Congress. 



The Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with 

 the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast 

 Guard is operating and with the Administrator shall, 

 within six months of October 23. 1972, initiate a 

 comprehensive and continuing program of monitor- 



