# 33 U.S.C. § 1414a: Special provisions regarding certain dumping sites

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## Section

- **Citation:** 33 U.S.C. § 1414a
- **Heading:** Special provisions regarding certain dumping sites
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS > CHAPTER 27—OCEAN DUMPING > SUBCHAPTER I—REGULATION

## Text

The term “Apex” means the New York Bight Apex consisting of the ocean waters of the Atlantic Ocean westward of 73 degrees 30 minutes west longitude and northward of 40 degrees 10 minutes north latitude.

( Pub. L. 92–532, title I, § 104A , as added Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1172(b) , Nov. 17, 1986 , 100 Stat. 4259 ; Pub. L. 100–4, title V, § 508(b) , Feb. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 79 ; Pub. L. 100–688, title I, § 1002 , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4139 .)

## Nearby sections

- [33 U.S.C. § 1411 Prohibited acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1411.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1412 Dumping permit program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1412.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1412a Emergency dumping of industrial waste](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1412a.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1413 Dumping permit program for dredged mate­rial](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1413.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1414 Permit conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1414.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1414a Special provisions regarding certain dumping sites](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1414a.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1414b Ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1414b.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1414c Prohibition on disposal of sewage sludge at landfills on Staten Island](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1414c.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1415 Penalties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1415.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1416 Relationship to other laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1416.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1417 Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1417.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1418 Regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1418.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1419 International cooperation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1419.md)
- [33 U.S.C. § 1420 Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t33_s1420.md)

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