Remova lDescription
Section 2401, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 2], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 605], provided findings and purposes for chapter.
Section 2402, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 3], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 605], provided definitions for chapter.
Section 2403, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 4], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 606], prohibited, with exceptions, application of antifouling paint containing organotin to any vessel less than 25 meters in length.
Section 2404, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 5], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 606], prohibited certain organotin paints and additives.
Section 2405, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 6], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 607], related to certification of antifouling paints containing organotin.
Section 2406, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 7], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 607]; [Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1064(f)], Feb. 10, 1996, [110 Stat. 445], related to monitoring and research of ecological effects.
Section 2407, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 8], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 608], provided for alternative antifouling research.
Section 2408, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 9], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 608], related to issuance of a final water quality criteria document.
Section 2409, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 10], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 608], provided for civil and criminal penalties for violations of certain sections of chapter.
Section 2410, [Pub. L. 100–333, § 11], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 608], related to other authorities and State laws.
Effective Date
Effective Date; Use of Existing Stocks
[Pub. L. 100–333, § 12], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 609], which provided that this chapter would take effect on June 16, 1988, and provided for a limited amount of time after that date to sell and use existing stocks of organotin paints and additives, was repealed by [Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1048], Oct. 15, 2010, [124 Stat. 3032].
Short Title
Short Title
[Pub. L. 100–333, § 1], June 16, 1988, [102 Stat. 605], which provided that this chapter could be cited as the “Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988”, was repealed by [Pub. L. 111–281, title X, § 1048], Oct. 15, 2010, [124 Stat. 3032].