Sec. 5. Prohibition of certain uses
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The following activities are prohibited and are unlawful for any person to conduct or to cause to be conducted within the Sanctuary: Cutting, removing, or damaging cypress trees. Any kind of subsurface salvage of the cypress trees. Lowering below the surface of the water any grappling, suction, conveyor, dredging, or wrecking device. Detonating below the surface of the water any explosive or explosive mechanism. Drilling or coring the seabed. Lowering, laying, positioning, or raising any type of seabed cable or cable-laying device. The prohibitions in subsection
(a)shall not apply to the following: Fishing, diving, mooring, or similar recreational or commercial activities. Necessary operations of public vessels, including operations essential for national defense, law enforcement, and responses to emergencies that threaten life, property, or the environment. Construction or placement of artificial reef structures for the purpose of enhancing fishery resources, fishing opportunities, or recreational diving opportunities. Exploration, development, or production of oil or gas pursuant to a lease, permit, or other authorization, if such lease, permit, or authorization is issued on or before the date of enactment of this Act. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, may allow a person to conduct an activity that would otherwise be prohibited under subsection
(a)if such activity meets the standards of title III of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ), as determined by the Secretary.
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