National Contaminated Sediment Assessment and Management Act (P.L. 102-580 - Title V). Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Public Law 102-580, 31 October 1992, pp. 4864-4871.; Public Laws in the 102nd Congress, WWW, USA. Subject Environment gen., Land & soil, Water Keyword Pollution control Soil pollution/quality Institution Freshwater pollution Inland waters Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract There is established a National Contaminated Sediment Task Force. The task force shall review reports on aquatic sediment quality and make recommendations to prevent aquatic sediment contamination and to control sources of such contamination (sect. 502). The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a comprehensive national survey of data regarding aquatic sediment quality in the United States (sect. 503). Parts of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 are amended. Full text English