2016 US Code
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 29 - Deepwater Ports
Sec. 1511 - Suspension or termination of licenses

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Citation 33 U.S.C. § 1511 (2016)
Section Name §1511. Suspension or termination of licenses
Section Text (a) Proceedings by Attorney General; venue; conditions subsequent

Whenever a licensee fails to comply with any applicable provision of this chapter, or any applicable rule, regulation, restriction, or condition issued or imposed by the Secretary under the authority of this chapter, the Attorney General, at the request of the Secretary, may file an appropriate action in the United States district court nearest to the location of the proposed or actual deepwater port, as the case may be, or in the district in which the licensee resides or may be found, to—

(1) suspend the license; or

(2) if such failure is knowing and continues for a period of thirty days after the Secretary mails notification of such failure by registered letter to the licensee at his record post office address, revoke such license.


No proceeding under this subsection is necessary if the license, by its terms, provides for automatic suspension or termination upon the occurrence of a fixed or agreed upon condition, event, or time.

(b) Public health or safety; danger to environment; completion of proceedings

If the Secretary determines that immediate suspension of the construction or operation of a deepwater port or any component thereof is necessary to protect public health or safety or to eliminate imminent and substantial danger to the environment, he shall order the licensee to cease or alter such construction or operation pending the completion of a judicial proceeding pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–627, §12, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2138.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

In subsec. (a), "chapter" substituted for "title" to conform to other substitutions for "Act" and as reflecting intent of Congress manifest throughout Pub. L. 93–627 in the use of the term "Act".

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:
Contained Within Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 29 - DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1511 - Suspension or termination of licenses
Contains section 1511
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 88 Stat. 2138
Public Law References Public Law 93-627
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