PUBLIC LAW 95-474—OCT. 17, 1978
92 STAT. 1473
" (1) he has reasonable cause to believe such vessel does not comply with any regulation issued under this Act or any other applicable law or treaty; "(2) he determines that such vessel does not satisfy the conditions for port entry set forth in section 9; or "(3) by reason of weather, visibility, sea conditions, port congestion, other hazardous circumstances, or the condition of such vessel, he is satisfied that such directive is justified in the interest of safety. "(c) PORT ACCESS ROUTES.— (1) In order to provide safe access routes for the movement of vessel traffic proceeding to or i rom ports or places subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) hereof, the Secretary shall designate necessary fairways and traffic separation schemes for vessels operating in the territorial sea of the United States and in high seas approaches, outside the territorial sea, to such ports or places. Such a designation shall recognize, within the designated area, the paramount right of navigation over all other uses. " (2) No designation may be made by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection, if such a designation, as implemented, would deprive any person of the effective exercise of a right granted by a lease or permit executed or issued under other applicable provisions of law: Provided, That such right has become vested prior to the time of publication of the notice required by clause (A) of paragraph (3) hereof: Provided further, That the determination as to whether the designation would so deprive any such person shall be made by the Secretary, after consultation with the responsible official under whose authority the lease was executed or the permit issued. " (3) Prior to making a designation pursuant to paragraph (1) hereof, and in accordance with the requirements of section 5, the Secretary shall— "(A) within six months after date of enactment of this Act (and may, from time to time thereafter), undertake a study of the potential traffic density and the need for safe access routes for vessels in any area for which fairways or traffic separation schemes are proposed or which may otherwise be considered and shall publish notice of such undertaking in the Federal Register; "(B) in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of the Army, and the Governors of affected States, as their responsibilities may require, take into account all other uses of the area under consideration (including, as appropriate, the exploration for, or exploitation of, oil, gas, or other mineral resources, the construction or operation of deepwater ports or other structures on or above the seabed or subsoil of the submerged lands or the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, the establishment or operation of marine or estuarine sanctuaries, and activities involving recreational or commercial fishing); and "(C) to the extent practicable, reconcile the need for safe access routes with the needs of all other reasonable uses of the area involved. ^ "(4) In carrying out his responsibilities under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall proceed expeditiously to complete any study undertaken. Thereafter, he shall promptly issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the designation contemplated or shall have published in the
Designation
Traffic density and safety needs study, publication in Federal Register.
Consultation,
Notice, Publication in Federal Register.
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