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§1482 Consultation for nomination and nomination of experts, negotiators, etc.; proposal of amendments to list of substances other than convention oil; Presidential acceptance of amendments
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION › § 1482
Summary
Secretary, with the Secretary of State and the EPA Administrator, can nominate experts (article III of the convention; article II of the protocol) and propose amendments to the non‑convention‑oil substances list (article III of the protocol). The Secretary of State, with the Secretary, must name negotiators, conciliators, or arbitrators; the President may accept those amendments.
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Title 33, §1482
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(a)The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may nominate individuals to the list of experts provided for in article III of the convention and article II of the protocol and may propose amendments to the list of substances other than convention oil in accordance with article III of the protocol.
(b)The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, shall designate or nominate, as appropriate and necessary, the negotiators, conciliators, or arbitrators provided for by the convention and the protocol.
(c)The President may accept amendments to the list of substances other than convention oil in accordance with article III of the protocol.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–302, § 1(5)(A), inserted provisions relating to applicability of article II of the protocol and provisions for proposal of
Amendments
to the list of substances other than convention oil. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–302, § 1(5)(B), substituted “protocol” for “annexes thereto”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–302, § 1(5)(C), added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1978 AmendmentFor
Effective Date
of amendment by Pub. L. 95–302, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–302, set out as a note under section 1487 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1482
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73