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Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS > CHAPTER 39—SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE > SUBCHAPTER II—RELATED PROVISIONS

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The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall conduct a study to determine the need for, and effectiveness of additional tracking systems for vessels to assure that municipal or commercial waste is not deposited in coastal waters. In conducting this study, the Administrator shall use the data collected from its permitting and enforcement activities under this chapter. In determining the effectiveness of tracking systems, the Administrator shall rely on the information provided by the Secretary under subsection (b) of this section. The report shall include a recommendation whether additional tracking systems are needed. This study shall be submitted to Congress within 24 months after November 18, 1988 .

( Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, § 4201 , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4159 .)

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