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 PUBLIC LAW 97-424—JAN. 6, 1983 without fiscal year limitation, except that the Secretary shall not obligate such moneys at a rate less than that necessary to prevent the balance of moneys in the fund from exceeding $3,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year.". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section shall take effect on October 1, 1983.

96 STAT. 2165

Effective date. 15 USC 713C-3 note.

OCEAN DUMPING

SEC. 424. (a) Section 104 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is amended by adding the following new subsections at the end thereof: "(h) Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to the contrary, during the two-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, no permit may be issued under such title I that authorizes the dumping of any low-level radioactive waste unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines— "(1) that the proposed dumping is necessary to conduct research— "(A) on new technology related to ocean dumping, or "(B) to determine the degree to which the dumping of such substance will degrade the marine environment; "(2) that the scale of the proposed dumping is limited to the smallest amount of such material and the shortest duration of time that is necessary to fulfill the purposes of the research, such that the dumping will have minimal adverse impact upon human health, welfare, and amenities, and the marine environment, ecological systems, economic potentialities, and other legitimate uses; "(3) after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, that the potential benefits of such research will outweigh any such adverse impact; and "(4) that the proposed dumping will be preceded by appropriate baseline monitoring studies of the proposed dump site and its surrounding environment. Each permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Administrator determines to be necessary to minimize possible adverse impacts of such dumping. "(i)(l) Two years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator may not issue a permit under this title for the disposal of radioactive waste material until the applicant, in addition to complying with all other requirements of this title, prepares, with respect to the site at which the disposal is proposed, a Radioactive Material Disposal Impact Assessment which shall include— "(A) a listing of all radioactive materials in each container to be disposed, the number of containers to be dumped, the structural diagrams of each container, the number of curies of each material in each container, and the exposure levels in rems at the inside and outside of each container; "(B) an analysis of the environmental impact of the proposed action, at the site at which the applicant desires to dispose of the material, upon human health and welfare and marine life; "(C) any adverse environmental effects at the site which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented;

33 USC 1414. Permit issuance. 33 USC 1411.

Radioactive Material Disposal Impact Assessment.

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