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 101 STAT. 1460 Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987. 33 USC 1901 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-220—DEC. 29, 1987

TITLE II—PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act of 1987". SEC. 2002. EFFECTIVE DATE.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), this title shall be effective on the date on which Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, enters into force for the United States. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Sections 2001, 2002, 2003, 2108, 2202, 2203, 2204, and subtitle C of this title shall be effective on the date of the enactment of this title. (c) ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to prescribe regulations pursuant to this title shall be effective on the date of enactment of this title. " (2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGULATIONS.—Any regulation prescribed pursuant to this title shall not be effective before the effective date of the provision of this title under which the regulation is prescribed. SEC. 2003. PREEMPTION; ADDITIONAL STATE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) PREEMPTION.—Except as specifically provided in this title, nothing in this title shall be interpreted or construed to supersede or preempt any other provision of Federal or State law, either statutory or common. (b) ADDITIONAL STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Nothing in this title shall be construed or interpreted as preempting any State from imposing any additional requirements.

Subtitle A—Amendments to Act to Prevent Pollution From Ships SEC. 2101. DEFINITIONS. 33 USC 1901.

Section 2 of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) "(a)" is inserted after "SEC. 2.". (2) Subsection (a)(1) (as redesignated) is amended to read as follows: "(1) 'MARPOL Protocol' means the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and includes the C!k)nvention;". (3) Subsection (a)(2) (as redesignated) is amended by striking all after "and" the second time it appears and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Annexes I, II, and V thereto, including any modification or amendments to the Convention, Protocols, or Annexes which have entered into force for the United States;". (4) Subsection (a)(3) (as redesignated) is amended by inserting "and 'garbage' " after "discharge". (5) The following is added at the end of section 2:

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