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Code · U.S. Code · Title 16 - CONSERVATION · CHAPTER 67— AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL · SUBCHAPTER II— PREVENTION OF UN­INTENTIONAL INTRODUCTIONS OF NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC SPECIES · § 4713

§ 4713. Armed services ballast water programs

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(a)Department of Defense vessels Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Department of Defense to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water.
(b)Coast Guard vessels Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Coast Guard to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water.
(Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1103, as added Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(d), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4083.)
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  • Pub. L. 101–646, title I, § 1103
  • Pub. L. 104–332, § 2(d)
  • 110 Stat. 4083
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