Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act

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The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates ocean dumping and authorizes marine research and the designation of marine sanctuaries to protect coastal and ocean environments.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
administeredBy Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ocean Dumping Act ⓘ
appliesTo United States contiguous zone ⓘ
United States ocean waters ⓘ
United States territorial sea ⓘ
authorizes EPA to issue ocean dumping permits ⓘ
NOAA to designate marine sanctuaries ⓘ
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to issue permits for dredged material dumping ⓘ
containsTitle Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates National Marine Sanctuary System ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enactmentDate 1972-10-23 ⓘ
establishes civil penalties for violations ⓘ
criminal penalties for knowing violations ⓘ
criteria for evaluating environmental impact of dumping ⓘ
focusesOn protection of ecological systems ⓘ
protection of human health from ocean dumping ⓘ
protection of marine environment from ocean dumping ⓘ
legalCitation 16 U.S.C. §§ 1431–1447f ⓘ
33 U.S.C. §§ 1401–1445 ⓘ
mainPurpose authorize designation of marine sanctuaries ⓘ
authorize marine research ⓘ
protect marine environment ⓘ
regulate ocean dumping ⓘ
mandates monitoring of ocean dumping sites ⓘ
research on environmental effects of ocean dumping ⓘ
prohibits dumping of high-level radioactive waste ⓘ
dumping of medical wastes without permit ⓘ
dumping of radiological, chemical, and biological warfare agents ⓘ
unpermitted ocean dumping ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 92-532 ⓘ
regulates ocean dumping ⓘ
transportation of material for ocean dumping ⓘ
relatedTo Clean Water Act ⓘ
Coastal Zone Management Act ⓘ
requires permits for dumping materials into ocean waters ⓘ
shortName MPRSA ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingPresident Richard Nixon ⓘ
title Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ⓘ
titleName Title I – Ocean Dumping ⓘ
Title II – Comprehensive Research on Ocean Dumping ⓘ
Title III – Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ
yearEnacted 1972 ⓘ

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ENRD → enforces → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
United States environmental law → keyStatute → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act → alsoKnownAs → Ocean Dumping Act ⓘ
linked to: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act → title → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
National Marine Sanctuaries Act → relatedTo → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
U.S. Coast Guard Marine Environmental Protection program → legalBasis → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
MPRSA → fullName → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
Public Law 92-532 → hasOfficialName → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
Public Law 92-532 → hasShortName → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act ⓘ
Public Law 92-532 → title → Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
Public Law 92-532 → hasTitleName → Title I – Ocean Dumping ⓘ
linked to: Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act