33 U.S.C. § 1984 — Prioritization of marine debris in existing innovation and entrepreneurship programs
submitted 6 years ago by Pub. L. 109-449 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 113 words · no verdicts yet
This section requires certain Federal agencies to prioritize efforts to combat marine debris when carrying out relevant innovation and entrepreneurship programs. Those efforts must address identifying, preventing, reducing, and removing marine debris and its effects on the United States economy, the marine environment, and navigation safety.
In carrying out any relevant innovation and entrepreneurship programs that improve the innovation, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Marine Debris* Program* established under section 1952 1 of this title without undermining the purpose for which such program was established, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the EPA Administrator*, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall prioritize efforts to combat marine debris, including by— (1) increasing innovation in methods and the effectiveness of efforts to identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris; and (2) addressing the impacts of marine debris on— (A) the economy of the United States; (B) the marine environment; and (C) navigation safety.
In carrying out any relevant innovation and entrepreneurship programs that improve the innovation, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Marine Debris* Program* established under section 1952 1 of this title without undermining the purpose for which such program was established, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the EPA Administrator*, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall prioritize efforts to combat marine debris, including by—
increasing innovation in methods and the effectiveness of efforts to identify, determine sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris; and
addressing the impacts of marine debris on—
the economy of the United States;
the marine environment; and
navigation safety.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 134, formerly § 10, as added Pub. L. 116–224, title I, § 101(3), Dec. 18, 2020, 134 Stat. 1075; renumbered § 134 and amended Pub. L. 119–65, §§ 4(b)(1), 6(e), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989, 1990.)
- 2020Enacted · Pub. L. 109-449 · 134 Stat. 1075
- 2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-65 · 139 Stat. 1989, 1990
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