2001 U.S. Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 39 - SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE
SUBCHAPTER I - SHORE PROTECTION
Sec. 2605 - Enforcement
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 39 - SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE SUBCHAPTER I - SHORE PROTECTION Sec. 2605 - Enforcement |
| Contains | section 2605 |
| Date | 2001 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 22, 2002 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-688, title IV, §4105, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4157. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 102 Stat. 4157 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 100-688 |
§2605. Enforcement (a) General authority
The Secretary of Transportation shall enforce this chapter under section 89 of title 14. The Secretary may authorize other officers or employees of the United States Government to enforce this chapter under that section.
(b) Periodic examinationsThe Secretary shall conduct periodic examinations of vessels operating under this chapter transporting municipal or commercial waste to determine that each of these vessels has a permit issued under section 2602 of this title.
(c) Refusal of clearanceThe Secretary of the Treasury may refuse the clearance required by section 91 of title 46, Appendix, to any vessel subject to this chapter which does not have a permit required under section 2602 of this title.
(d) Denial of entry and detentionIf a vessel does not comply with this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation may—
(1) deny entry to any place in the United States; and
(2) detain at the place in the United States from which it is about to depart.
(e) Persistent violatorsThe Administrator shall conduct an investigation of the owner or operator of a vessel or facility if the owner has 5 or more separate violations during a 6-month period.
(Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, §4105, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4157.)
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