33 USC § 1982 - Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

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title: "33 USC § 1982 - Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1982"
section_name: "Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–449, § 132, formerly § 8, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3339; renumbered § 132, Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)"
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# § 1982. Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

43 U.S.C. 1331

Nothing in this chapter supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( et seq.).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–449, § 132, formerly § 8, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3339; renumbered § 132, Pub. L. 119–65, § 4(b)(1), Dec. 26, 2025, 139 Stat. 1989.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to  prior to renumbering by .