16 U.S.C. § 1433
Sanctuary designation standards
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1433, Sanctuary designation standards, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447067
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The Secretary may designate any discrete area of the marine environment as a national marine sanctuary and promulgate regulations implementing the designation if the Secretary determines that—
the area is of special national significance due to—
For purposes of determining if an area of the marine environment meets the standards set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider—
In making determinations and findings, the Secretary shall consult with—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1983House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Oceans Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Striped Bass Conservation, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Management, and Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally