Sec. 4202. NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESPONSE SYSTEM
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## SEC. 4202 NATIONAL PLANNING AND RESPONSE SYSTEM ###
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(b)Implementation ####
(1)Area committees and contingency plans #####
(A)Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall designate the areas for which Area Committees are established under section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act. In designating such areas, the President shall ensure that all navigable waters, adjoining shorelines, and waters of the exclusive economic zone are subject to an Area Contingency Plan under that section. #####
(B)Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Area Committee established under that section shall submit to the President the Area Contingency Plan required under that section. #####
(C)Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— ######
(i)promptly review each plan; ######
(ii)require amendments to any plan that does not meet the requirements of section 311(j)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and ######
(iii)approve each plan that meets the requirements of that section. ####
(2)National response unit Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish a National Response Unit in accordance with section 311(j)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act. ####
(3)Coast guard district response groups Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish Coast Guard District Response Groups in accordance with section 311(j)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act. ####
(4)Tank vessel and facility response plans; transition provision; effective date of prohibition #####
(A)Not later than 24 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall issue regulations for tank vessel and facility response plans under section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act. #####
(B)During the period beginning 30 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and ending 36 months after that date of enactment, a tank vessel or facility for which a response plan is required to be prepared under section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act, may not handle, store, or transport oil unless the owner or operator thereof has submitted such a plan to the President. #####
(C)Subparagraph
(E)of section 311(j)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by this Act, shall take effect 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. **[**[33 U.S.C. 1321 note](/us/usc/t33/s1321)**]** * * * * * * *
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Sec. 4202
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