§ 1953. Coast Guard program
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The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with the Interagency Committee, shall—
(1)take actions to reduce violations of and improve implementation of MARPOL Annex V and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) with respect to the discard of plastics and other garbage from vessels;
(2)take actions to cost-effectively monitor and enforce compliance with MARPOL Annex V and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), including through cooperation and coordination with other Federal and State enforcement programs;
(3)take actions to improve compliance with requirements under MARPOL Annex V and section 6 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1905) that all United States ports and terminals maintain and monitor the adequacy of receptacles for the disposal of plastics and other garbage, including through promoting voluntary government-industry partnerships;
(4)develop and implement a plan, in coordination with industry and recreational boaters, to improve ship-board waste management, including recordkeeping, and access to waste reception facilities for ship-board waste;
(5)take actions to improve international cooperation to reduce marine debris; and
(6)establish a voluntary reporting program for commercial vessel operators and recreational boaters to report incidents of damage to vessels and disruption of navigation caused by marine debris, and observed violations of laws and regulations relating to the disposal of plastics and other marine debris.
(Pub. L. 109–449, § 102, formerly § 4, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3335; Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, § 605, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1578; renumbered § 102, Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 2(a)(2), 6(a), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1986, 1990.)
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- Public Law 109–449To establish a program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Fede
- Public Law 112–213To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 109–449, § 102
- 120 Stat. 3335
- Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, § 605
- 126 Stat. 1578
- 139 Stat. 1986
- Pub. L. 96–478
- 94 Stat. 2297
- Pub. L. 112–213
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 109–449, § 102
Stat.120 Stat. 3335
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112–213, title VI, § 605
Stat.126 Stat. 1578
Stat.139 Stat. 1986
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