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16 U.S.C. 1455b: Protecting coastal waters

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-508. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1455, 33 U.S.C. 1276b, 42 U.S.C. 300j–14.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–587 struck out comma after " 'coastal waters' " and inserted "Zone" before "Management". · (i)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.