821 



boats, on the basis of claims filed for periods end- 

 ing before October 1, 1979; and 



(2) 80 percent of the floor stocks refunds made 

 before July 1, 1980, under section 6412(a)(2) gf 

 Title 26 with respect to gasoline to be used in 



motorboats. 



(Pub. L. 88-578. title II, § 201, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 

 904; Pub. L. 91-605, title III, §302, Dec. 31, 1970, 

 84 Stat. 1743; Pub. L. 94-280, §302, May 5, 1976, 

 90 Stat. 456.) 



18. Lower Colorado River Emergency Flood Control Works 

 22 U.S.C. 277d-26 through 277d-28 



§277d-2G. Lowor Coloiadu Kivor pmcr«cncy flood con- 

 trol works; aK''<'<'nitMls with Mexico for joint 

 construction, opei'ation and mainlcnnncc. 



The Secretary of State, acting through the United 

 States Commissioner, International Boundary and 

 Water Commission, United States and Mexico, is 

 authorized to conclude, with the appropriate official 

 or oCTicials of the Government of Mexico, agreements 

 for emergency flood control measures of interna- 

 tional character in the reaches of the lower Colorado 

 River between Imperial Dam and the Gulf of Cali- 

 fornia, in both the United States and Mexico, such 

 agreements to provide: (a) for the joint clearing 

 and maintaining free of trees and brush the bed and 

 banks of the channel; for removing sediment de- 

 posits from the river channel; and (b) for corrective 

 actions to guard against sedimentation and conse- 

 quent aggradation of the river channel incident to 

 desilting operations at diversion dams in the two 

 countries: Provided, That, prior approval of the 

 Secretary of the Interior is required of any propo.sed 

 agreement with Mexico under clause (b) of this 

 section which would involve construction and/or 

 operation of works on the Colorado River in the 

 United States under the jurisdiction of the Secre- 

 tary. The measures contemplated herein are for 

 the purpose of controlling floods on the lower Colo- 

 rado, River in accordance with article 13 of the 1944 

 Water Treaty with Mexico, and accomplishment 

 thereof by the International Boundary and Water 

 Commission, United States Section, would be in ac- 

 cord with the Memorandum of Understanding "as 



to Functions and Jurisdiction of Agencies of the 

 United States in Relation to the Colorado and Ti- 

 juana Rivers and the Rio Grande Below Fort Quit- 

 man, Texas, Under Water Treaty Signed at Wash- 

 ington, February 3, 1944. " between the Department 

 of State and the United States Section. International 

 Boundary and Water CommLssion and the Depart- 

 ment of the Interior dated February 14. 1945. (Pub. 

 L. 88-411, § 1, Aug. 10, 1964. 78 Stat. 38G.) 



§277d-27. .Same; exocnlion of agroemonls. 



The Uiiited States Commissionei-. International 

 Boundary and Water Commis.sion. United St.atcs and 

 Mexico, is nutliorizcd to carry out those measures 

 agreed upon for execution by the United Slates in 

 the agreements concluded pursuant to section 277d- 

 26 of thus title. (Pub. L. 88-411, § 2, Aug. 10, 1964. 

 78 Stat. 386.) 



§ 277d-28. Same; authorization of appropriations. 



There is authorized to be appropriated to the De- 

 partment of State for use of the United States Sec- 

 tion, International Boundary and Water Commis-- 

 sion. United States and Mexico, not in excess of 

 $300,000 for the initial cost of the work authorized 

 in sections 277d-26 to 277d-28 of this title, and not 

 to exceed $30,000 annually thereafter for necessary 

 maintenance. (As amended Pub. L. 93-126, §7(b), 

 Oct. 18. 1973, 87 Stat. 452.) 



Amendments 



1973_Pub. L. 93-126 substituted '•$30,000" for 

 ••$20,000". 



Sec. 



1431. 



1432. 



19. Marine Sanctuaries 

 16 U.S.C. 1431-1434 



Deflnltlon. 



Designation of sanctuaries. 



(a) Secretary of Commerce; consultation; pro- 



posed designations. 



(b) Waters lying within the territorial limits of 



State or superjacent to subsoil and seabed 

 within seaward boundary of coastal State. 



(c) Sanctuaries which Include areas of ocean 



waters outside territorial waters of United 

 States. 



(d) Annual report to Congress. 



(e) Hearings In coastal areas most directly 



affected. 



(f ) Regulations controlling activities permitted 



within sanctuaries. 



(g) Accordance of regulations with treaties, con- 



ventions, and other agreements. 



1433. Penalties. 



1434. Authorization of appropriations. 



§1431. Definition. 



The term "Secretary", when used in this chapter, 

 means Secretary of Commerce, (Pub. L. 92-532, title 

 ni, § 301, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1061.) 



§1432. Designation of sanctuaries. 



(a) Secretary of Commerce; consultation; proposed 

 designations. 

 The Secretary, after consultation with the Secre- 

 taries of State, Defense, the Interior, and Transpor- 

 tation, the Administrator, and the heads of other 



