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title: "33 U.S.C. § 2102"
description: "Establishment of standards"
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title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
chapter_number: "35"
chapter_name: "ARTIFICIAL REEFS"
section: "2102"
citation: "33 U.S.C. § 2102"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 2102 - Establishment of standards

## Text

Based on the best scientific information available, artificial reefs in waters covered under this chapter shall be sited and constructed, and subsequently monitored and managed in a manner which will—

(1) enhance fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;

(2) facilitate access and utilization by United States recreational and commercial fishermen;

(3) minimize conflicts among competing uses of waters covered under this chapter and the resources in such waters;

(4) minimize environmental risks and risks to personal health and property; and

(5) be consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and shall not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation.

(Pub. L. 98–623, title II, § 203, Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3395.)