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 98 STAT. 3398

PUBLIC LAW 98-623—NOV. 8, 1984

vation in the national defense reserve fleet and has been designated as an artificial reef candidate.". 33 USC 2106.

SEC. 208. SAVINGS CLAUSES.

(a) TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this title shall be construed as replacing or superseding section 26a of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C. 831y-l). (b) STATE JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this title shall be construed as extending or diminishing the jurisdiction or authority of any State over the siting, construction, monitoring, or managing of artificial reefs within its boundaries. Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984. 16 USC 2431 note. 16 USC 2431.

TIAS 10240.

16 USC 2432.

TITLE III—ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

This title may be cited as the "Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984". SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— (1) the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources establishes international mechanisms and creates legal obligations necessary for the protection and conservation of Antarctic marine living resources; (2) the Convention incorporates an innovative ecosystem approach to the management of Antarctic marine living resources, including standards designed to ensure the health of the individual populations and species and to maintain the health of the Antarctic marine ecosystem as a whole; (3) the Convention serves important United States environmental and resource management interests; (4) the Convention represents an important contribution to United States long term legal and political objectives of maintenance of Antarctica as an area of peaceful international cooperation; (5) United States basic and directed research programs concerning the marine living resources of the Antarctic are essential to achieve the United States goal of effective implementation of the objectives of the Convention; and (6) the United States has important security, economic, and environmental interests in developing and maintaining a fleet of icebreaking vessels capable of operating effectively in the heavy ice regions of Antarctica. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to provide the legislative authority necessary to implement, with respect to the United States, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this title— (1) ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE.—The term "Antarctic Convergence" means a line joining the following points along the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude: 50 degrees south, 0 degrees; 50 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 30 degrees east; 45 degrees south, 80 degrees east; 55

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