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 PUBLIC LAW 96-381—OCT. 6, 1980

94 STAT. 1523

Public Law 96-381 96th Congress An Act To amend section 204 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for title II of such Act for fiscal year 1980.

Oct. 6, 1980 [S. 1123]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 203 ofMarine the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 Protection,and Research, U.S.C. 1443) is amended to read as follows: Sanctuaries Act "SEC. 203. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection of 1972, amendment. Agency shall— "(1) conduct research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies for the purpose of— "(A) determining means of minimizing or ending, as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this section, the dumping into ocean waters, or waters described in section 101(b), of material which may unreasonably degrade or 33 USC 1411. endanger human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities, and "(B) developing disposal methods as alternatives to the dumping described in subparagraph (A); and "(2) encourage, cooperate with, promote the coordination of, and render financial and other assistance to appropriate public authorities, agencies, and institutions (whether Federal, State, interstate, or local) and appropriate private agencies, institutions, and individuals in the conduct of research and other activities described in paragraph (1). "(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect in any way the December 31, 1981, termination date, established in section 4 of the Act of November 4, 1977 (Public Law 95-153; 33 U.S.C. 1412a), for the ocean dumping of sewage sludge.". SEC. 2. Section 204 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctu- Appropriation authorization. aries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1444) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" immediately after "fiscal year 1977,", and (2) by striking out "fiscal year 1978." and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "fiscal year 1978, not to exceed $11,396,000 for fiscal year 1981, and not to exceed $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1982.".

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