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16 U.S.C. § 2405

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United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 2405, Regulations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447353
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The Director shall issue such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement Annex II and Annex V to the Protocol and the provisions of this chapter which implement those annexes, including section 2403(b)(2), (3), (4), and (5) of this title. The Director shall designate as native species— The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue such regulations as are necessary and appropriate, in addition to regulations issued under the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), to implement Annex IV to the Protocol and the provisions of this chapter which implement that Annex, and, with the concurrence of the Director, such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to implement Article 15 of the Protocol with respect to vessels. The regulations to be issued under subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section shall be issued within 2 years after October 2, 1996. The regulations to be issued under subsection (a)(3) of this section shall be issued within 3 years after October 2, 1996.

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.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 95-541(H.R. 7749)1978-10-28
    Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 104-227(H.R. 3060)1996-10-02
    Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996
    House: 352–4Senate: no recorded tally