### Question
How does OCEAN DUMPING define eligible authority?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 1414a*, **eligible authority** is defined as:

> any sewerage authority or other unit of State or local government that on November 2, 1983, was authorized under court order to dump municipal sludge at the Apex site

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1414a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 27-OCEAN DUMPING > SUBCHAPTER I-REGULATION**

