2017 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 29 - Deepwater Ports
Sec. 1521 - Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 1521 (2017)
Section Name §1521. Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress
Section Text

The President of the United States is authorized and requested to enter into negotiations with the Governments of Canada and Mexico to determine:

(1) the need for intergovernmental understandings, agreements, or treaties to protect the interests of the people of Canada, Mexico, and the United States and of any party or parties involved with the construction or operation of deepwater ports; and

(2) the desirability of undertaking joint studies and investigations designed to insure protection of the environment and to eliminate any legal and regulatory uncertainty, to assure that the interests of the people of Canada, Mexico, and the United States are adequately met.


The President shall report to the Congress the actions taken, the progress achieved, the areas of disagreement, and the matters about which more information is needed, together with his recommendations for further action.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–627, §22, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2147.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 29 - DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1521 - Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress
Contains section 1521
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 2147
Public Law References Public Law 93-627
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