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Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contains | Sections 1 to 4009 |
| Date | 2016 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 6, 2017 |
| Positive Law | No |
- Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 - Navigable Waters Generally
(Sections 1 - 59ll)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 1 - 12)
- Subchapter II - Waters Declared Nonnavigable: Change of Name (Sections 21 - 59ll)
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Chapter 2 - International Rules for Navigation at Sea
(Sections 61 - 147d)
- Secs. 61 to 63 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Secs. 71 to 84 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Secs. 91, 92 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Secs. 101 to 113 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Sec. 121 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Sec. 131 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Sec. 141 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Sec. 142 - Repealed. Oct. 11, 1951, ch. 495, §5, 65 Stat. 407
- Secs. 143 to 143b - Repealed. Pub. L. 88-131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
- Sec. 144 - Repealed. Pub. L. 88-131, §3, Sept. 4, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
- Secs. 145 to 145n - Repealed. Pub. L. 88-131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
- Secs. 146 to 146k - Repealed. Pub. L. 88-131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
- Secs. 147 to 147d - Repealed. Pub. L. 88-131, §3, Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 194
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Chapter 3 - Navigation Rules for Harbors, Rivers, and Inland Waters Generally
(Sections 151 - 232)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Preliminary (Sections 151 - 159)
- Subchapter II - Rules Concerning Lights, Etc. (Sections 171 - 183)
- Subchapter III - Sound Signals for Fog, etc.; Speed (Sections 191 - 192)
- Subchapter IV - Steering and Sailing Rules and Signals (Sections 201 - 213)
- Subchapter V - No Vessel Under Any Circumstances to Neglect Proper Precautions (Sections 221 - 222)
- Subchapter VI - Distress Signals (Sections 231 - 231)
- Subchapter VII - Orders (Sections 232 - 232)
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Chapter 4 - Navigation Rules for Great Lakes and Their Connecting and Tributary Waters
(Sections 241 - 295)
- Subchapter I - Preliminary (Sections 241 - 244)
- Subchapter II - Rules Concerning Lights, Etc. (Sections 251 - 262)
- Subchapter III - Sound Signals for Fog, etc.; Speed (Sections 271 - 272)
- Subchapter IV - Steering and Sailing Rules (Sections 281 - 293)
- Subchapter V - Orders (Sections 294 - 294)
- Subchapter VI - Vessels Not Under Way (Sections 295 - 295)
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Chapter 5 - Navigation Rules for Red River of the North and Rivers Emptying Into Gulf of Mexico and Tributaries
(Sections 301 - 356)
- Subchapter I - Preliminary (Sections 301 - 303)
- Subchapter II - Rules Concerning Lights (Sections 311 - 323)
- Subchapter III - Sound Signals for Fog, Etc. (Sections 331 - 331)
- Subchapter IV - Steering and Sailing Rules (Sections 341 - 351)
- Subchapter V - Orders (Sections 352 - 352)
- Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 353 - 356)
- + Chapter 5A - Exemption of Navy or Coast Guard Vessels From Certain Navigation Rules (Sections 360 - 360a)
- + Chapter 6 - General Duties of Ship Officers and Owners After Collision or Other Accident (Sections 361 - 368)
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Chapter 7 - Regulations for the Suppression of Piracy
(Sections 381 - 387)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 381 - Use of public vessels to suppress piracy
- Sec. 382 - Seizure of piratical vessels generally
- Sec. 383 - Resistance of pirates by merchant vessels
- Sec. 384 - Condemnation of piratical vessels
- Sec. 385 - Seizure and condemnation of vessels fitted out for piracy
- Sec. 386 - Commissioning private vessels for seizure of piratical vessels
- Sec. 387 - Duties of officers of customs and marshals as to seizure
- + Chapter 8 - Summary Trials for Certain Offenses Against Navigation Laws (Sections 391 - 396)
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Chapter 9 - Protection of Navigable Waters and of Harbor and River Improvements Generally
(Sections 400 - 467n)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - In General (Sections 400 - 430)
- Subchapter II - Oil Pollution of Coastal Waters (Sections 431 - 437)
- Subchapter III - New York Harbor, Harbor of Hampton Roads, and Harbor of Baltimore (Sections 441 - 454)
- Subchapter IV - Potomac River and Tributaries in District of Columbia (Sections 461 - 464)
- Subchapter V - Navigable Waters of Maryland (Sections 465 - 465)
- Subchapter VI - Water Pollution Control (Sections 466 - 466n)
- Subchapter VII - Dam Inspection Program (Sections 467 - 467n)
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Chapter 10 - Anchorage Grounds and Harbor Regulations Generally
(Sections 471 - 476)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 471 - Establishment by Secretary of Homeland Security of anchorage grounds and regulations generally
- Sec. 472 - Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard
- Sec. 473 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 637
- Sec. 474 - Anchorage and general regulations for St. Marys River
- Sec. 475 - Regulations for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
- Sec. 476 - Restrictions on tanker traffic in Puget Sound and adjacent waters
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Chapter 11 - Bridges Over Navigable Waters
(Sections 491 - 535i)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 491 - 508)
- Subchapter II - Alteration of Bridges (Sections 511 - 524)
- Subchapter III - General Bridge Authority (Sections 525 - 534)
- Subchapter IV - International Bridges (Sections 535 - 535i)
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Chapter 12 - River and Harbor Improvements Generally
(Sections 540 - 633)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 540 - 579d)
- Subchapter II - Pay and Allowances; Traveling Expenses and Subsistence (Sections 581 - 584a)
- Subchapter III - Acquisition of Land and Materials (Sections 591 - 598)
- Subchapter IV - Particular Work or Improvements (Sections 601 - 610)
- Subchapter V - Prosecution of Work Generally (Sections 621 - 633)
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Chapter 13 - Mississippi River Commission
(Sections 641 - 653a)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 641 - Creation of Mississippi River Commission
- Sec. 642 - Appointment of commissioners; vacancies; chairman; tenure of office
- Sec. 642a - Rank, pay, and allowances of Corps of Engineers officers serving as President of Mississippi River Commission
- Sec. 643 - Omitted
- Sec. 644 - Secretary of commission
- Sec. 645 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
- Sec. 646 - Headquarters and meetings of commission
- Sec. 647 - Mississippi River survey
- Sec. 648 - Arkansas River; levee and bank protection
- Sec. 649 - Vicksburg Harbor and Ohio River below Cache River
- Sec. 650 - Mississippi River below Rock Island; levee and bank protection
- Sec. 651 - Tributaries of Mississippi River below Cairo; levee and bank protection
- Sec. 652 - Upper Mississippi River Management
- Sec. 653 - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
- Sec. 653a - Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission
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Chapter 14 - California Debris Commission
(Sections 661 - 687)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 661 - Creation of commission; appointment of members; vacancies; powers generally
- Sec. 662 - Organization; compensation of members; rules and regulations of procedure; traveling expenses
- Sec. 663 - Territorial jurisdiction over hydraulic mining; hydraulic mining injurious to navigation prohibited
- Sec. 664 - General duties as to plans for protection of navigation
- Sec. 665 - Survey for debris reservoirs; study of methods of mines and mining
- Sec. 666 - Noting conditions of navigable channels
- Sec. 667 - Annual reports
- Sec. 668 - "Hydraulic mining" and "mining by hydraulic process" defined
- Sec. 669 - Petition by hydraulic miners
- Sec. 670 - Surrender to United States of right to regulate debris of mine
- Sec. 671 - Petition for common dumping ground, etc.
- Sec. 672 - Notice of petition for dumping grounds, etc.; hearing
- Sec. 673 - Order by commission directing method of mining, etc.; expenses of complying with order; exemption from mining taxes
- Sec. 674 - Plans for and supervision of work required by order; permit to commence mining
- Sec. 675 - Conditions precedent for commencement of mining operations
- Sec. 676 - Allotment of expenses for common dumping grounds; location of impounding works
- Sec. 677 - Limitation as to quantity of debris washed away
- Sec. 678 - Modification and revocation of permit to mine
- Sec. 679 - Violation of permit to mine; penalty
- Sec. 680 - Examination of mines; reports
- Sec. 681 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
- Sec. 682 - Malicious injury to works; injury to navigable waters by hydraulic mining; penalty
- Sec. 683 - Tax on operation of hydraulic mines; "debris fund"; advances by mine owners; storage for water and use of outlet facilities
- Sec. 684 - Cooperation by commission with State authorities
- Sec. 685 - Construction by commission of restraining works, etc.; use of debris fund
- Sec. 686 - Construction of restraining works in conjunction with State
- Sec. 687 - Use of State dredge and appliances in river and harbor improvements
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Chapter 15 - Flood Control
(Sections 701 - 709c)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 701 - Flood control generally
- Sec. 701-1 - Declaration of policy of 1944 act
- Sec. 701a - Declaration of policy of 1936 act
- Sec. 701a-1 - "Flood control" defined; jurisdiction of Federal investigations
- Sec. 701b - Supervision of Secretary of the Army; reclamation projects unaffected
- Sec. 701b-1 - Transfer of jurisdiction in certain cases to Department of Agriculture
- Sec. 701b-2 - Cooperation by Secretaries of the Army and Agriculture; expenditures
- Sec. 701b-3 - Examinations and surveys; availability of appropriations
- Sec. 701b-4 - Administration of surveys; number authorized; reports
- Sec. 701b-5 - Omitted
- Sec. 701b-6 - Examinations and surveys by Secretary of Agriculture
- Sec. 701b-7 - Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee
- Sec. 701b-8 - Submission of report by Chief of Engineers
- Sec. 701b-8a - Discontinuance of preliminary examination reports
- Sec. 701b-9 - Availability of appropriations for expenses incident to operation of power boats or vessels; expenses defined; certification of expenditures
- Sec. 701b-10 - Omitted
- Sec. 701b-11 - Flood protection projects
- Sec. 701b-12 - Floodplain management requirements
- Sec. 701b-13 - Repealed. Pub. L. 113-121, title I, §1014(c)(3), June 10, 2014, 128 Stat. 1222
- Sec. 701b-14 - Structural integrity evaluations
- Sec. 701b-15 - Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction
- Sec. 701b-16 - Management of flood risk reduction projects
- Sec. 701c - Rights-of-way, easements, etc.; acquisition by local authorities; maintenance and operation; protection of United States from liability for damages; requisites to run-off and water-flow retardation and soil erosion prevention assistance
- Sec. 701c-1 - Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies
- Sec. 701c-2 - Acquisition and sale of land
- Sec. 701c-3 - Lease receipts; payment of portion to States
- Sec. 701d - Compacts between States; consent of Congress
- Sec. 701e - Effect of act June 22, 1936, on provisions for Mississippi River and other projects
- Sec. 701f - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 701f-1 - Additional authorization
- Sec. 701f-2 - Funds for specific and authorized projects merged with and accounted for under regular annual appropriation
- Sec. 701f-3 - Expenditure in watersheds of funds appropriated for flood prevention purposes
- Sec. 701g - Removal of obstructions; clearing channels
- Sec. 701h - Contributions by States, political subdivisions, and other non-Federal interests
- Sec. 701h-1 - Contributions by States and political subdivisions for immediate use on authorized flood-control work; repayment
- Sec. 701i - Elimination from protection of areas subject to evacuation
- Sec. 701j - Installation in dams of facilities for future development of hydroelectric power
- Sec. 701k - Crediting reimbursements for lost, stolen, or damaged property
- Secs. 701l, 701l-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 650, 656
- Sec. 701m - Insufficient Congressional authorization; preparations for and modification of project
- Sec. 701n - Emergency response to natural disasters
- Sec. 701n-1 - Biennial report to Congress
- Sec. 701o - Omitted
- Sec. 701p - Railroad bridge alterations at Federal expense
- Sec. 701q - Repair and protection of highways, railroads, and utilities damaged by operation of dams or reservoir
- Sec. 701r - Protection of highways, bridge approaches, public works, and nonprofit public services
- Sec. 701r-1 - Utilization of public roads
- Sec. 701s - Small flood control projects; appropriations; amount limitation for single locality; conditions
- Sec. 701t - Emergency fund for flood damage; amount; commitments to be fulfilled by local interests
- Sec. 701u - International engineering or scientific conferences; attendance
- Sec. 702 - Mississippi River
- Sec. 702a - Adoption of 1927 project; execution; creation of board; scope of authority; appropriation
- Sec. 702a-1 - Modification of project of 1927; adoption
- Sec. 702a-1a - Further modification of 1927 project; adoption; appropriation
- Sec. 702a-1b - Further modification; adoption
- Sec. 702a-2 - Abandonment of Boeuf Floodway
- Sec. 702a-3 - Levees; raising and enlarging
- Sec. 702a-4 - Fuse-plug levees
- Sec. 702a-5 - Back levee north of Eudora Floodway
- Sec. 702a-6 - Drainage necessitated by floodway levees
- Sec. 702a-7 - Railroad and highway crossings over floodways
- Sec. 702a-8 - Additional roads; construction by United States
- Sec. 702a-9 - Lands, easements, and rights-of-way; acquisition by local authorities; reimbursement; protection of United States from liability for damages
- Sec. 702a-10 - Flowage rights and rights-of-way; reimbursement of local authorities; highway crossings; use of properties for national forests or wildlife refuges
- Sec. 702a-11 - Morganza Floodway; Eudora Floodway
- Sec. 702a-12 - Modified Lower Mississippi River project as of August 18, 1941
- Sec. 702b - Local contribution toward cost of flood control work
- Sec. 702c - Expenditures for construction work; conditions precedent; liability for damage from flood waters; condemnation proceedings; floodage rights
- Sec. 702d - Flowage rights; condemnation proceedings; benefits to property
- Sec. 702d-1 - Bonnet Carre Spillway and Floodway; rights-of-way, etc., over lands
- Sec. 702e - Maps for project; preparation
- Sec. 702f - Expenditures for earlier projects
- Sec. 702g - Appropriation for emergency fund
- Sec. 702g-1 - Additional appropriation for emergency fund
- Sec. 702h - Prosecution of project by Mississippi River Commission; president of commission; salaries
- Sec. 702h-1 - Transferred
- Sec. 702i - Certain sections applicable to property and rights acquired or constructed
- Sec. 702j - Projects relating to tributary streams; report to Congress; appropriation
- Sec. 702j-1 - Saint Francis and Yazoo Rivers; lands and easements; alteration of highways; cooperation of States
- Sec. 702j-2 - White River Levee District; rights-of-way; drainage facilities; flowage rights; acquisition by local authorities; protection of United States from liability for damages
- Sec. 702k - Surveys below Cape Girardeau, Missouri; resurvey of levee in Tennessee
- Sec. 702k-1 - Authorization of appropriation
- Sec. 702k-2 - Separability
- Sec. 702l - Repeal of inconsistent laws
- Sec. 702m - Interest of Members of Congress in contracts for acquisition of land
- Sec. 702n - Levee rights-of-way; payment or reimbursement for
- Sec. 703 - Sacramento River, California
- Sec. 704 - Modification of project
- Sec. 705 - Salmon River, Alaska; flood control work authorized
- Sec. 706 - Secretary of Commerce; current precipitation information; appropriation
- Sec. 707 - Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner; declaration of purpose; report to Congress; appropriation
- Sec. 708 - Sale of surplus waters for domestic and industrial uses; disposition of moneys
- Sec. 709 - Regulations for use of storage waters; application to Tennessee Valley Authority
- Sec. 709a - Information on floods and flood damage
- Sec. 709b - Flood hazard information
- Sec. 709c - Emergency communication of risk
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Chapter 16 - Lighthouses
(Sections 711 - 776)
- Table of Contents
- Secs. 711 to 715 - Omitted
- Sec. 716 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 717 - Detail of Army engineers as construction aids
- Sec. 717a - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647
- Sec. 718 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 719 - Omitted
- Secs. 720, 720a - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 721 - Omitted
- Secs. 721a to 724 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 725 - Prohibition against officers and employees being interested in contracts for materials, etc.
- Sec. 726 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 727 - Lighthouse and other sites; necessity for cession by State of jurisdiction
- Sec. 728 - Sufficiency of cession by State; service of State process in lands ceded
- Secs. 729, 730 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 730a - Sites for pierhead beacons
- Secs. 731, 732 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 733 - Transferred
- Sec. 734 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 735 - Marking pierheads in certain lakes
- Sec. 736 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Secs. 737, 738 - Omitted
- Secs. 739 to 740b - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Secs. 741, 742 - Repealed. June 6, 1940, ch. 257, §§5, 6, 54 Stat. 247
- Sec. 743 - Lighthouse districts
- Sec. 744 - Omitted
- Sec. 745 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 745a - Traveling expenses of new appointees to isolated posts outside United States
- Secs. 746 to 746b - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 565
- Secs. 747, 747a - Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, §1313, 58 Stat. 714
- Sec. 747b - Lighthouse keepers; traveling expenses incurred in obtaining medical attention
- Sec. 748 - Teachers for children of lighthouse keepers
- Sec. 748a - Transportation expenses for school children
- Sec. 749 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 750 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
- Secs. 751 to 752a - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 752b - Omitted
- Secs. 753, 754 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 754a - Purchase of commissary and quartermaster supplies
- Secs. 755 to 762 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 763 - Retirement for age of officers and employees generally; retirement pay; waiver of retirement pay
- Sec. 763-1 - Increase of retired pay
- Sec. 763-2 - Additional increase of retired pay
- Sec. 763a - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 763a-1 - Retirement, exceptions for age and period of service
- Sec. 763a-2 - Application to persons of Coast Guard
- Sec. 763b - Repealed. July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, §1313, 58 Stat. 714
- Sec. 763c - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-222, §7(b), Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 936
- Sec. 764 - Omitted
- Sec. 765 - Retirement for disability
- Sec. 766 - Restoration to active duty after retirement for disability
- Secs. 767 to 769 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, §20, 63 Stat. 561
- Sec. 770 - Regulations for expenditure of moneys accruing from commutation of rations and provisions
- Sec. 771 - Benefits for surviving spouses of Lighthouse Service employees; death of employee during retirement; amount of payment
- Sec. 772 - Death of employee due to non-service-connected causes after 15 years' service; amount of payment
- Sec. 773 - Application for benefits
- Sec. 774 - Rules and regulations
- Sec. 775 - Payments nonassignable and exempt from process
- Sec. 776 - Payment out of Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
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Chapter 17 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(Sections 851 - 894f)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 851 - 878b)
- Subchapter II - Surveys (Sections 881 - 890)
- Subchapter III - NOAA Fleet Modernization (Sections 891 - 891h)
- Subchapter IV - NOAA Hydrographic Services (Sections 892 - 892d)
- Subchapter V - Research, Development, Education, and Innovation (Sections 893 - 893c)
- Subchapter VI - Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention (Sections 894 - 894f)
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Chapter 18 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation
(Sections 901 - 950)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 901 - Short title
- Sec. 902 - Definitions
- Sec. 903 - Coverage
- Sec. 904 - Liability for compensation
- Sec. 905 - Exclusiveness of liability
- Sec. 906 - Compensation
- Sec. 907 - Medical services and supplies
- Sec. 908 - Compensation for disability
- Sec. 909 - Compensation for death
- Sec. 910 - Determination of pay
- Sec. 911 - Guardian for minor or incompetent
- Sec. 912 - Notice of injury or death
- Sec. 913 - Filing of claims
- Sec. 914 - Payment of compensation
- Sec. 915 - Invalid agreements
- Sec. 916 - Assignment and exemption from claims of creditors
- Sec. 917 - Lien against compensation
- Sec. 918 - Collection of defaulted payments; special fund
- Sec. 919 - Procedure in respect of claims
- Sec. 920 - Presumptions
- Sec. 921 - Review of compensation orders
- Sec. 921a - Appearance of attorneys for Secretary, deputy commissioner, or Board
- Sec. 922 - Modification of awards
- Sec. 923 - Procedure before deputy commissioner or Board
- Sec. 924 - Witnesses
- Sec. 925 - Witness fees
- Sec. 926 - Costs in proceedings brought without reasonable grounds
- Sec. 927 - Powers of deputy commissioners or Board
- Sec. 928 - Fees for services
- Sec. 929 - Record of injury or death
- Sec. 930 - Reports to Secretary
- Sec. 931 - Penalty for misrepresentation
- Sec. 932 - Security for compensation
- Sec. 933 - Compensation for injuries where third persons are liable
- Sec. 934 - Compensation notice
- Sec. 935 - Substitution of carrier for employer
- Sec. 936 - Insurance policies
- Sec. 937 - Certificate of compliance with chapter
- Sec. 938 - Penalties
- Sec. 939 - Administration by Secretary
- Sec. 940 - Deputy commissioners
- Sec. 941 - Safety rules and regulations
- Sec. 942 - Annual report
- Sec. 943 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-348, §1(15), Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1311
- Sec. 944 - Special fund
- Secs. 945 to 947 - Repealed. Pub. L. 98-426, §25, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1654
- Sec. 948 - Laws inapplicable
- Sec. 948a - Discrimination against employees who bring proceedings; penalties; deposit of payments in special fund; civil actions; entitlement to restoration of employment and compensation, qualifications requirement; liability of employer for penalties and payments; insurance policy exemption from liability
- Sec. 949 - Effect of unconstitutionality
- Sec. 950 - Separability
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Chapter 19 - Saint Lawrence Seaway
(Sections 981 - 990)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 981 - Creation of Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
- Sec. 982 - Management of Corporation; appointment of Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment; membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses
- Sec. 983 - Functions of Corporation
- Sec. 984 - General powers of Corporation
- Sec. 984a - Repealed. June 28, 1955, ch. 189, §12(c)(11), 69 Stat. 181
- Sec. 985 - Bonds; issuance; maturity; redemption; interest; purchase of obligations by Secretary of the Treasury
- Sec. 985a - Cancellation of bonds issued under section 985
- Sec. 986 - Payments to States and local governments in lieu of taxes; tax exemption of Corporation
- Sec. 987 - Services and facilities of other agencies
- Sec. 988 - Rates of charges or tolls
- Sec. 988a - Waiver of collection of charges or tolls
- Sec. 989 - Special reports
- Sec. 990 - Offenses and penalties
- + Chapter 20 - Pollution of the Sea by Oil (Sections 1001 - 1016)
- + Chapter 21 - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Sections 1051 - 1094)
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Chapter 22 - Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development
(Sections 1101 - 1131)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Marine Resources and Engineering Development (Sections 1101 - 1108)
- Subchapter II - National Sea Grant College Program (Sections 1121 - 1131)
- + Chapter 23 - Pollution Control of Navigable Waters (Sections 1151 - 1175)
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Chapter 24 - Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Communication
(Sections 1201 - 1208)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1201 - Statement of purpose
- Sec. 1202 - Definitions
- Sec. 1203 - Radiotelephone requirement
- Sec. 1204 - Radiotelephone for exclusive use of master, person in charge, or pilot; frequency listening watch; portable radiotelephone equipment
- Sec. 1205 - Radiotelephone capability; maintenance; restoration; consequences of loss: navigation of vessel
- Sec. 1206 - Exemptions; terms and conditions
- Sec. 1207 - Regulations
- Sec. 1208 - Penalties
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Chapter 25 - Ports and Waterways Safety Program
(Sections 1221 - 1236)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1221 - Statement of policy
- Sec. 1222 - Definitions
- Sec. 1223 - Vessel operating requirements
- Sec. 1223a - Electronic charts
- Sec. 1224 - Considerations by Secretary
- Sec. 1225 - Waterfront safety
- Sec. 1226 - Port, harbor, and coastal facility security
- Sec. 1227 - Investigatory powers
- Sec. 1228 - Conditions for entry to ports in the United States
- Sec. 1229 - Applicability
- Sec. 1230 - International agreements
- Sec. 1231 - Regulations
- Sec. 1231a - Towing Safety Advisory Committee
- Sec. 1232 - Enforcement provisions
- Sec. 1232a - Navigational hazards
- Sec. 1232b - Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable waters of the United States
- Sec. 1233 - Regulations as to regattas or marine parades
- Sec. 1234 - Enforcement of regulations; use of public or private vessels
- Sec. 1235 - Transfer of authority to regulate to head of other department
- Sec. 1236 - Penalties for violations of regulations
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Chapter 26 - Water Pollution Prevention and Control
(Sections 1251 - 1388)
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Subchapter I - Research and Related Programs (Sections 1251 - 1275)
- Subchapter II - Grants for Construction of Treatment Works (Sections 1281 - 1301)
- Subchapter III - Standards and Enforcement (Sections 1311 - 1330)
- Subchapter IV - Permits and Licenses (Sections 1341 - 1346)
- Subchapter V - General Provisions (Sections 1361 - 1377)
- Subchapter VI - State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds (Sections 1381 - 1388)
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Chapter 27 - Ocean Dumping
(Sections 1401 - 1445)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1401 - Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of purpose
- Sec. 1402 - Definitions
- Subchapter I - Regulation (Sections 1411 - 1421)
- Subchapter II - Research (Sections 1441 - 1445)
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Chapter 28 - Pollution Casualties on the High Seas: United States Intervention
(Sections 1471 - 1487)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1471 - Definitions
- Sec. 1472 - Grave and imminent danger from oil pollution casualties to coastline or related interests of United States; Federal nonliability for Federal preventive measures on the high seas
- Sec. 1473 - Consultations and determinations respecting creation of hazards to human health, etc.; criteria for determinations respecting grave and imminent dangers of major harmful consequences to United States coastline or related interests
- Sec. 1474 - Federal intervention actions
- Sec. 1475 - Consultation procedure
- Sec. 1476 - Emergencies
- Sec. 1477 - Reasonable measures; considerations
- Sec. 1478 - Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations
- Sec. 1479 - Federal liability for unreasonable damages
- Sec. 1480 - Notification by Secretary of State
- Sec. 1481 - Violations; penalties
- Sec. 1482 - Consultation for nomination and nomination of experts, negotiators, etc.; proposal of amendments to list of substances other than convention oil; Presidential acceptance of amendments
- Sec. 1483 - Foreign government ships; immunity
- Sec. 1484 - Interpretation and administration; other right, duty, privilege, or immunity and other remedy unaffected
- Sec. 1485 - Rules and regulations
- Sec. 1486 - Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
- Sec. 1487 - Effective date
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Chapter 29 - Deepwater Ports
(Sections 1501 - 1524)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1501 - Congressional declaration of policy
- Sec. 1502 - Definitions
- Sec. 1503 - License for ownership, construction, and operation of deepwater port
- Sec. 1504 - Procedure
- Sec. 1505 - Environmental review criteria
- Sec. 1506 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-324, title V, §506, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3927
- Sec. 1507 - Common carrier status
- Sec. 1508 - Adjacent coastal States
- Sec. 1509 - Marine environmental protection and navigational safety
- Sec. 1510 - International agreements
- Sec. 1511 - Suspension or termination of licenses
- Sec. 1512 - Recordkeeping and inspection
- Sec. 1513 - Public access to information
- Sec. 1514 - Remedies
- Sec. 1515 - Citizen civil action
- Sec. 1516 - Judicial review; persons aggrieved; jurisdiction of courts of appeal
- Sec. 1517 - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-380, title II, §2003(a)(2), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 507
- Sec. 1517a - Omitted
- Sec. 1518 - Relationship to other laws
- Sec. 1519 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-66, title I, §1121(a), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724
- Sec. 1520 - Pipeline safety and operation
- Sec. 1521 - Negotiations with Canada and Mexico; report to Congress
- Sec. 1522 - Limitations on export provisions of section 185(u) of title 30 unaffected
- Sec. 1523 - General procedures; issuance and enforcement of orders; scope of authority; evidentiary matters
- Sec. 1524 - Authorization of appropriations
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Chapter 30 - International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
(Sections 1601 - 1608)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1601 - Definitions
- Sec. 1602 - International Regulations
- Sec. 1603 - Vessels subject to International Regulations
- Sec. 1604 - Vessels not subject to International Regulations
- Sec. 1605 - Navy and Coast Guard vessels of special construction or purpose
- Sec. 1606 - Special rules for ships of war, vessels proceeding under convoy, and fishing vessels engaged in fishing as a fleet
- Sec. 1607 - Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate
- Sec. 1608 - Civil penalties
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Chapter 33 - Prevention of Pollution From Ships
(Sections 1901 - 1915)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1901 - Definitions
- Sec. 1902 - Ships subject to preventive measures
- Sec. 1902a - Discharge of agricultural cargo residue
- Sec. 1903 - Administration and enforcement
- Sec. 1904 - Certificates
- Sec. 1905 - Pollution reception facilities
- Sec. 1906 - Incidents involving ships
- Sec. 1907 - Violations
- Sec. 1908 - Penalties for violations
- Sec. 1909 - MARPOL Protocol; proposed amendments
- Sec. 1910 - Legal actions
- Sec. 1911 - Effect on other laws
- Sec. 1912 - International law
- Sec. 1913 - Compliance reports
- Sec. 1914 - Transferred
- Sec. 1915 - Repealed. Pub. L. 112-213, title VI, §604(d), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1577
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Chapter 33A - Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction
(Sections 1951 - 1958)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 1951 - Purpose
- Sec. 1952 - NOAA Marine Debris Program
- Sec. 1953 - Coast Guard program
- Sec. 1954 - Coordination
- Sec. 1955 - Federal information clearinghouse
- Sec. 1956 - Definitions
- Sec. 1957 - Relationship to Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
- Sec. 1958 - Authorization of appropriations
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Chapter 34 - Inland Navigational Rules
(Sections 2001 - 2073)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Rules (Sections 2001 - 2038)
- Subchapter II - Miscellaneous Provisions (Sections 2071 - 2073)
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Chapter 36 - Water Resources Development
(Sections 2201 - 2354)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 2201 - "Secretary" defined
- Subchapter I - Cost Sharing (Sections 2211 - 2227)
- Subchapter II - Harbor Development (Sections 2231 - 2243)
- Subchapter III - Inland Waterway Transportation System (Sections 2251 - 2255)
- Subchapter IV - Water Resources Studies (Sections 2261 - 2269)
- Subchapter V - General Provisions (Sections 2280 - 2354)
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Chapter 39 - Shore Protection From Municipal or Commercial Waste
(Sections 2601 - 2623)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Shore Protection (Sections 2601 - 2609)
- Subchapter II - Related Provisions (Sections 2621 - 2623)
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Chapter 40 - Oil Pollution
(Sections 2701 - 2762)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Oil Pollution Liability and Compensation (Sections 2701 - 2720)
- Subchapter II - Prince William Sound Provisions (Sections 2731 - 2738)
- Subchapter III - Miscellaneous (Sections 2751 - 2753)
- Subchapter IV - Oil Pollution Research and Development Program (Sections 2761 - 2762)
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Chapter 42 - Estuary Restoration
(Sections 2901 - 2909)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 2901 - Purposes
- Sec. 2902 - Definitions
- Sec. 2903 - Estuary habitat restoration program
- Sec. 2904 - Establishment of Estuary Habitat Restoration Council
- Sec. 2905 - Estuary habitat restoration strategy
- Sec. 2906 - Monitoring of estuary habitat restoration projects
- Sec. 2907 - Reporting
- Sec. 2908 - Funding
- Sec. 2909 - General provisions
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Chapter 43 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
(Sections 3001 - 3076)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 3001 - 3005)
- Subchapter II - Appointment and Promotion of Officers (Sections 3021 - 3033)
- Subchapter III - Separation and Retirement of Officers (Sections 3041 - 3049)
- Subchapter IV - Service of Officers With the Military Departments (Sections 3061 - 3063)
- Subchapter V - Rights and Benefits (Sections 3071 - 3076)
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Chapter 45 - Tsunami Warning and Education
(Sections 3201 - 3207)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 3201 - Definitions
- Sec. 3202 - Purposes
- Sec. 3203 - Tsunami forecasting and warning program
- Sec. 3204 - National tsunami hazard mitigation program
- Sec. 3205 - Tsunami research program
- Sec. 3206 - Global tsunami warning and mitigation network
- Sec. 3207 - Authorization of appropriations
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Chapter 47 - Ocean Exploration
(Sections 3401 - 3426)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - Exploration (Sections 3401 - 3406)
- Subchapter II - NOAA Undersea Research Program (Sections 3421 - 3426)
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Chapter 49 - Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System
(Sections 3601 - 3611)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 3601 - Purposes
- Sec. 3602 - Definitions
- Sec. 3603 - Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observing System
- Sec. 3604 - Interagency financing and agreements
- Sec. 3605 - Application with other laws
- Sec. 3606 - Report to Congress
- Sec. 3607 - Public-private use policy
- Sec. 3608 - Independent cost estimate
- Sec. 3609 - Intent of Congress
- Sec. 3610 - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 3611 - Assessing and modeling named storms over coastal States
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Chapter 50 - Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring
(Sections 3701 - 3708)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 3701 - Purposes
- Sec. 3702 - Definitions
- Sec. 3703 - Interagency Subcommittee
- Sec. 3704 - Strategic research plan
- Sec. 3705 - NOAA ocean acidification activities
- Sec. 3706 - NSF ocean acidification activities
- Sec. 3707 - NASA ocean acidification activities
- Sec. 3708 - Authorization of appropriations
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Chapter 51 - Clean Hulls
(Sections 3801 - 3857)
- Table of Contents
- Subchapter I - General Provisions (Sections 3801 - 3805)
- Subchapter II - Implementation of the Convention (Sections 3821 - 3826)
- Subchapter III - Prohibitions and Enforcement Authority (Sections 3841 - 3844)
- Subchapter IV - Action on Violation, Penalties, and Referrals (Sections 3851 - 3857)
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Chapter 52 - Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation
(Sections 3901 - 3914)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 3901 - Definitions
- Sec. 3902 - Authority to provide assistance
- Sec. 3903 - Applications
- Sec. 3904 - Eligible entities
- Sec. 3905 - Projects eligible for assistance
- Sec. 3906 - Activities eligible for assistance
- Sec. 3907 - Determination of eligibility and project selection
- Sec. 3908 - Secured loans
- Sec. 3909 - Program administration
- Sec. 3910 - State, tribal, and local permits
- Sec. 3911 - Regulations
- Sec. 3912 - Funding
- Sec. 3913 - Reports on pilot program implementation
- Sec. 3914 - Requirements
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Chapter 53 - Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control
(Sections 4001 - 4009)
- Table of Contents
- Sec. 4001 - Assessments
- Sec. 4001a - Consultation required
- Sec. 4002 - National harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program
- Sec. 4003 - Comprehensive research plan and action strategy
- Sec. 4004 - Northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxia
- Sec. 4005 - Great Lakes hypoxia and harmful algal blooms
- Sec. 4006 - Protection of States' rights
- Sec. 4007 - Effect on other Federal authority
- Sec. 4008 - Definitions
- Sec. 4009 - Authorization of appropriations
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