Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§1521 Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; Report to Congress
Title 33 › Chapter 29— DEEPWATER PORTS › § 1521
Summary
The President is allowed and asked to talk with Canada and Mexico to see if agreements or treaties are needed to protect people and parties involved with building or running deepwater ports, and if joint studies are needed to protect the environment and clear up legal uncertainty.
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Title 33, §1521
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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.
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33 U.S.C. § 1521
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60