2012 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - REGULAR COAST GUARD (§§ 1 - 693)
Chapter 19 - ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION PROGRAM (§§ 690 - 693)
Section 690 - Definitions
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 19 - ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION PROGRAM Sec. 690 - Definitions |
| Contains | section 690 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 101-225, title II, §222(a), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1917. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 103 Stat. 1917 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 101-225 |
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For the purposes of this chapter—
(1) “environment”, “facility”, “person”, “release”, “removal”, “remedial”, and “response” have the same meaning they have in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601);
(2) “hazardous substance” has the same meaning it has in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601), except that it also includes the meaning given “oil” in section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); and
(3) “pollutant” has the same meaning it has in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362).
(Added Pub. L. 101–225, title II, §222(a), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1917.)
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