2023 U.S. Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 50 - Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring
Sec. 3702 - Definitions
| 33 U.S.C. § 3702 (2023) |
| §3702. Definitions |
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In this chapter: (1) Coastal acidificationThe term "coastal acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land. The term "ocean acidification" means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth's oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter. The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term "Subcommittee" means the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology. The term "State" means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States. |
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(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, §12403, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1437; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title VI, §10643, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1672.) |
| EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS
2022—Par. (1). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(4), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(1), substituted "and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth's oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter" for "of the Earth's oceans and changes in ocean chemistry caused by chemical inputs from the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide". Par. (2). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(3), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3). Par. (3). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(3), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(2), substituted "National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology" for "Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council". Par. (4). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(3), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Par. (5). Pub. L. 117–167, §10643(5), added par. (5). |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 50 - FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING Sec. 3702 - Definitions |
| section 3702 |
| 2023 |
| January 3, 2024 |
| No |
| standard |
| 123 Stat. 1437 136 Stat. 1672 |
| Public Law 111-11, Public Law 117-167 |
