2010 US Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 50 - FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING
Sec. 3702 - Definitions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 50 - FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING Sec. 3702 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 3702 |
| Date | 2010 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-11, title XII, §12403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1437. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 123 Stat. 1437 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-11 |
§3702. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Ocean acidificationThe term “ocean acidification” means the decrease in pH of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide.
(2) SecretaryThe term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(3) SubcommitteeThe term “Subcommittee” means the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, §12403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1437.)
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