33-U.S.C.-2802
§2802 – Definitions
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Title 33 > Chapter 41 > Section 2802
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- Reference: Section 2802
- Legend: §2802 – Definitions
- USCode Year: 2013
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term—
(1) Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) coastal ecosystem means a system of interacting biological, chemical, and physical components throughout the water column, water surface, and benthic environment of coastal waters;
(3) coastal water quality means the physical, chemical and biological parameters that relate to the health and integrity of coastal ecosystems;
(4) coastal water quality monitoring means a continuing program of measurement, analysis, and synthesis to identify and quantify coastal water quality conditions and trends to provide a technical basis for decisionmaking;
(5) coastal waters means waters of the Great Lakes, including their connecting waters and those portions of rivers, streams, and other bodies of water having unimpaired connection with the open sea up to the head of tidal influence, including wetlands, intertidal areas, bays, harbors, and lagoons, including waters of the territorial sea of the United States and the contiguous zone; and
(6) Under Secretary means Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(Pub. L. 92–532, title V, §502, as added Pub. L. 102–567, title V, §501, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4294.)
Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone of United States
For extension of territorial sea and contiguous zone of United States, see Proc. No. 5928 and Proc. No. 7219, respectively, set out as notes under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
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