Ocean Dumping Act

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Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MPRSA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Environmental_Protection_Agency
gptkb:National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Ocean_Dumping_Ban_Act_of_1988
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_territorial_waters
U.S. flagged vessels worldwide
gptkbp:codifiedIn 33 U.S.C. §§ 1401-1445
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1972
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ocean Dumping Act
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Marine_Protection,_Research,_and_Sanctuaries_Act
gptkbp:penalty criminal penalties
civil penalties
gptkbp:prohibits dumping of radiological, chemical, and biological warfare agents
dumping of industrial waste
dumping of medical waste
dumping of sewage sludge
unpermitted dumping of material into ocean waters
gptkbp:protectedBy human health
marine environment
gptkbp:purpose authorize related research
regulate intentional ocean disposal of materials
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:London_Convention
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:requires permits for ocean dumping
gptkbp:section gptkb:Title_I:_Ocean_Dumping
gptkb:Title_II:_Marine_Research
gptkb:Title_III:_National_Marine_Sanctuaries
gptkbp:title gptkb:Title_I_of_the_Marine_Protection,_Research,_and_Sanctuaries_Act
gptkbp:website https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marine_Protection,_Research,_and_Sanctuaries_Act
gptkb:Environmental_Enforcement_Section
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6