{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s3702","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3702.","heading":"Definitions","text":"\u00a7\u202f3702.\nDefinitions\nIn this chapter:\n(1)\nCoastal acidification\nThe term \u201ccoastal acidification\u201d means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land.\n(2)\nOcean acidification\nThe term \u201cocean acidification\u201d means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth\u2019s oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter.\n(3)\nSecretary\nThe term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.\n(4)\nSubcommittee\nThe term \u201cSubcommittee\u201d means the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology.\n(5)\nState\nThe term \u201cState\u201d means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s3702.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3702."},{"t":"heading","text":"Definitions","tail":"\n"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"In this chapter:"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Coastal acidification"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201ccoastal acidification\u201d means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of coastal oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes from atmospheric pollution, freshwater inputs, and excess nutrient run-off from land.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Ocean acidification"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cocean acidification\u201d means the decrease in pH and changes in the water chemistry of the Earth\u2019s oceans, coastal estuaries, marine waterways, and Great Lakes caused by carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and the breakdown of organic matter.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Secretary"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cSecretary\u201d means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702/4","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(4)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Subcommittee"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cSubcommittee\u201d means the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s3702/5","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(5)"},{"t":"heading","text":"State"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The term \u201cState\u201d means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}