42 U.S.C. § 9151: Prohibited acts

Summary

People who are U.S. citizens or nationals, foreign nationals on an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship, people on vessels documented under U.S. law, or anyone under U.S. jurisdiction by an international agreement must not break the rules in this chapter, fail to follow any orders or regulations made under it, or ignore any term of a license given under it. Those people also must not refuse to let federal officers or employees, who are allowed to enforce sections 9120 and 9153, board or inspect such facilities or vessels; must not physically attack, block, frighten, or interfere with those officers during an inspection; must not resist a lawful arrest for these offenses; and must not help another person avoid arrest if they know that person committed one of these wrongs.

Title 42, §9151

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It is unlawful for any person who is a United States citizen or national, or a foreign national in or on board an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship or on board any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, or who is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by an international agreement to which the United States is a party—

(1)to violate any provision of this chapter; or any rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant to this chapter; or any term or condition of any license issued to such person pursuant to this chapter;

(2)to refuse to permit any Federal officer or employee authorized to monitor or enforce the provisions of section 9120 and 9153 of this title to enter or board an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship or any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States, for purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection with the monitoring or enforcement of this chapter or any rule, regulation, order, term, or condition referred to in paragraph (1) of this section;

(3)to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer or employee in the conduct of any search or inspection described in paragraph (2) of this section;

(4)to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section; or

(5)to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension or arrest of another person subject to this section knowing that the other person has committed any act prohibited by this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in pars. (1) and (2), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 96–320, Aug. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 974, known as the Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Act of 1980, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 9101 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–623 substituted “in or on board an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship or on board any vessel” for “on board an ocean thermal energy conversion facility or plantship or other vessel” in provisions preceding par. (1). Par. (2). Pub. L. 98–623 substituted “to enter or board” for “to board”.

§9151 Prohibited Acts