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33 U.S.C. § 1418 — Relationship to other laws

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33 U.S.C. § 1418 — Relationship to other laws

**(a) Voiding of preexisting licenses** After the effective date of this subchapter, all licenses, permits, and authorizations other than those issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be void and of no legal effect, to the extent that they purport to authorize any activity regulated by this subchapter, and whether issued before or after the effective date of this subchapter. **(b) Actions under authority of Rivers and Harbors Act** The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken before the effective date of this subchapter under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (30 Stat. 1151), as amended ([33 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(c) Impairment of navigation** Prior to issuing any permit under this subchapter, if it appears to the Administrator that the disposition of material, other than dredged material, may adversely affect navigation in the territorial sea of the United States, or in the approaches to any harbor of the United States, or may create an artificial island on the Outer Continental Shelf, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary and no permit shall be issued if the Secretary determines that navigation will be unreasonably impaired. **(d) State programs** (1) **State rights preserved** — Except as expressly provided in this subsection, nothing in this subchapter shall preclude or deny the right of any State to adopt or enforce any requirements respecting dumping of materials into ocean waters within the jurisdiction of the State. (2) **Federal projects** — In the case of a Federal project, a State may not adopt or enforce a requirement that is more stringent than a requirement under this subchapter if the Administrat

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**(a) Voiding of preexisting licenses** After the effective date of this subchapter, all licenses, permits, and authorizations other than those issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be void and of no legal effect, to the extent that they purport to authorize any activity regulated by this subchapter, and whether issued before or after the effective date of this subchapter. **(b) Actions under authority of Rivers and Harbors Act** The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to actions taken before the effective date of this subchapter under the authority of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (30 Stat. 1151), as amended ([33 U.S.C. 401](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section401&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(c) Impairment of navigation** Prior to issuing any permit under this subchapter, if it appears to the Administrator that the disposition of material, other than dredged material, may adversely affect navigation in the territorial sea of the United States, or in the approaches to any harbor of the United States, or may create an artificial island on the Outer Continental Shelf, the Administrator shall consult with the Secretary and no permit shall be issued if the Secretary determines that navigation will be unreasonably impaired. **(d) State programs** (1) **State rights preserved** — Except as expressly provided in this subsection, nothing in this subchapter shall preclude or deny the right of any State to adopt or enforce any requirements respecting dumping of materials into ocean waters within the jurisdiction of the State. (2) **Federal projects** — In the case of a Federal project, a State may not adopt or enforce a requirement that is more stringent than a requirement under this subchapter if the Administrator finds that such requirement— (A) is not supported by relevant scientific evidence showing the requirement to be protective of human health, aquatic resources, or the environment; (B) is arbitrary or capricious; or (C) is not applicable or is not being applied to all projects without regard to Federal, State, or private participation and the Secretary of the Army concurs in such finding. (3) **Exemption from State requirements** — The President may exempt a Federal project from any State requirement respecting dumping of materials into ocean waters if it is in the paramount interest of the United States to do so. (4) **Consideration of site of origin prohibited** — Any requirement respecting dumping of materials into ocean waters applied by a State shall be applied without regard to the site of origin of the material to be dumped. **(e) Existing conservation programs not affected** Nothing in this subchapter shall be deemed to affect in any manner or to any extent any provision of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act as amended ([16 U.S.C. 661–666c](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section661–666c&num=0&edition=prelim)). **(f) Dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound from any Federal, etc., project** In addition to other provisions of law and not withstanding the specific exclusion relating to dredged material in the first sentence in [section 1412(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1412/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound from any Federal project (or pursuant to Federal authorization) or from a dredging project by a non-Federal applicant exceeding 25,000 cubic yards shall comply with the requirements of this subchapter. **(g) Savings clause** Nothing in this Act shall restrict, affect or modify the rights of any person (1) to seek damages or enforcement of any standard or limitation under State law, including State common law, or (2) to seek damages under other Federal law, including maritime tort law, resulting from noncompliance with any requirement of this Act or any permit under this Act.

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33 U.S.C. § 1411 — Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of purpose

**(a) Dangers of unregulated dumping** Unregulated dumping of material into ocean waters endangers human health, welfare, and amenities, and the marine environment, ecological systems, and economic potentialities. **(b) Policy of regulation and prevention or limitation** The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States to regulate the dumping of all types of materials into ocean waters and to prevent or strictly limit the dumping into ocean waters of any material which would adversely affect human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities. **(c) Regulation of dumping and transportation for dumping purposes** It is the purpose of this Act to regulate (1) the transportation by any person of material from the United States and, in the case of United States vessels, aircraft, or agencies, the transportation of material from a location outside the United States, when in either case the transportation is for the purpose of dumping the material into ocean waters, and (2) the dumping of material transported by any person from a location outside the United States, if the dumping occurs in the territorial sea or the contiguous zone of the United States.

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16 U.S.C. § 661 — Short title; authorization

**(a) Short title** This Act may be cited as the “Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act”. **(b) Authorization** For the purpose of recognizing the vital contribution of our wildlife resources to the Nation, the increasing public interest and significance thereof due to expansion of our national economy and other factors, and to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs through the effectual and harmonious planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation for the purposes of this Act in the United States, its Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to provide assistance to, and cooperate with, Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting and fishing areas, including easements across public lands for access thereto, and in carrying out other measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act; (2) to make surveys and investigations of the wildlife of the public domain, including lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any agency of the United States; and (3) to accept donations of land and contributions of funds in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

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33 U.S.C. § 401 — Construction of bridges, causeways, dams or dikes generally; exemptions

It shall not be lawful to construct or commence the construction of any bridge, causeway, dam, or dike over or in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navigable river, or other navigable water of the United States until the consent of Congress to the building of such structures shall have been obtained and until the plans for (1) the bridge or causeway shall have been submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, or (2) the dam or dike shall have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and Secretary of the Army. However, such structures may be built under authority of the legislature of a State across rivers and other waterways the navigable portions of which lie wholly within the limits of a single State, provided the location and plans thereof are submitted to and approved by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating or by the Chief of Engineers and Secretary of the Army before construction is commenced. When plans for any bridge or other structure have been approved by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating or by the Chief of Engineers and Secretary of the Army, it shall not be lawful to deviate from such plans either before or after completion of the structure unless modification of said plans has previously been submitted to and received the approval of the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating or the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of the Army. The approval required by this section of the location and plans or any modification of plans of any bridge or causeway does not apply to any bridge or causeway over waters that are not subject to the ebb and flow of the tide and that are not used and are not

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43 U.S.C. § 1331 — Definitions

In this subchapter: **(a) Outer Continental Shelf.—** The term “outer Continental Shelf” means— (1) all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters as defined in [section 1301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim), and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control or within the exclusive economic zone of the United States and adjacent to any territory of the United States; and (2) does not include any area conveyed by Congress to a territorial government for administration; **(b) Secretary.—** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, except that with respect to functions under this subchapter transferred to, or vested in, the Secretary of Energy or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by or pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act ([42 U.S.C. 7101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the case may be. **(c) Lease.—** The term “lease” means any form of authorization which is issued under [section 1337 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1337&num=0&edition=prelim) or maintained under [section 1335 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1335&num=0&edition=prelim) and which authorizes exploration for, and development and production of, minerals. **(d) Person.—** The term “person” includes, in addition to a natural person, an association, a State, a political subdivision o

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33 U.S.C. § 1412a — Prohibited acts

**(a)** Except as may be authorized by a permit issued pursuant to section 1412 or [section 1413 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1413&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to regulations issued pursuant to [section 1418 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1418&num=0&edition=prelim), (1) no person shall transport from the United States, and (2) in the case of a vessel or aircraft registered in the United States or flying the United States flag or in the case of a United States department, agency, or instrumentality, no person shall transport from any location any material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters. **(b)** Except as may be authorized by a permit issued pursuant to [section 1412 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1412&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to regulations issued pursuant to [section 1418 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1418&num=0&edition=prelim), no person shall dump any material transported from a location outside the United States (1) into the territorial sea of the United States, or (2) into a zone contiguous to the territorial sea of the United States, extending to a line twelve nautical miles seaward from the base line from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, to the extent that it may affect the territorial sea or the territory of the United States.

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33 U.S.C. § 1419 — Enforcement

**(a) Utilization of other departments, agencies, and instrumentalities** The Administrator or the Secretary, as the case may be, may, whenever appropriate, utilize by agreement, the personnel, services and facilities of other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, or State agencies or instrumentalities, whether on a reimbursable or a nonreimbursable basis, in carrying out his responsibilities under this subchapter. **(b) Delegation of review and evaluation authority** The Administrator or the Secretary may delegate responsibility and authority for reviewing and evaluating permit applications, including the decision as to whether a permit will be issued, to an officer of his agency, or he may delegate, by agreement, such responsibility and authority to the heads of other Federal departments or agencies, whether on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis. **(c) Surveillance and other enforcement activity** The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall conduct surveillance and other appropriate enforcement activity to prevent unlawful transportation of material for dumping, or unlawful dumping. Such enforcement activity shall include, but not be limited to, enforcement of regulations issued by him pursuant to [section 1418 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1418&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to safe transportation, handling, carriage, storage, and stowage. The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall supply to the Administrator and to the Attorney General, as appropriate, such information of enforcement activities and such evidentiary material assembled as they may require in carrying out their duties relative to penalty assessments, crim

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16 U.S.C. § 661 — Short title; authorization

Page 1152 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 661 Sec. 666e. Administration of acquired lands. 666f. Wildlife conservation and agricultural, indus- trial, recreational, and related uses for cer- tain Federal lands; transfer of lands to Sec- retary of the Interior; administration, de- velopment, and disposition. 666g. Classification of lands; industrial leases; moneys subject to section 715s of this title; administration; jurisdiction of Federal agencies. 667. Game management supply depots; appropria- tions. 667a. Omitted. 667b. Transfer of certain real property for wildlife conservation purposes; reservation of rights. 667c. Publication of designating order. 667d. Reports to Congress. 667e. Repealed. 667f. Availability of grain to prevent waterfowl depredations; payment of packaging, trans- porting, handling, and other charges. 667f–1. Requisition of grain to prevent crop depreda- tion by migratory waterfowl. 667f–2. Reimbursement of packaging and trans- porting expenses. 667f–3. Authorization of appropriations for miti- gating losses caused by waterfowl depreda- tion. 667g. Requisition of surplus grain; prevention of starvation of resident game birds and other resident wildlife; utilization by State agen- cies; reimbursement for packaging and transporting. 667g–1. Requisition and use of grain for prevention of starvation of migratory birds; reimburse- ment for packaging and transporting. 667g–2. Authorization of appropriations for reim- bursement of Commodity Credit Corpora- tion. 667h. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force. 667i. Chronic wasting disease research and man- agement program. SUBCHAPTER II—PROTECTION OF BALD AND GOLDEN EAGLES 668. Bald and golden eagles. 668a. Taking and using of the bald and golden eagle for sci

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33 U.S.C. § 1418 — Regulations

Page 623 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 1441 § 1418. Regulations In carrying out the responsibilities and au- thority conferred by this subchapter, the Ad- ministrator, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is op- erating are authorized to issue such regulations as they may deem appropriate. (Pub. L. 92–532, title I, § 108, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1059.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective 6 months after Oct. 23, 1972, see sec- tion 110(a) of Pub. L. 92–532, set out as a note under sec- tion 1411 of this title. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat- ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu- rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor- ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6. § 1419. International cooperation The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator, shall seek effective inter- national action and cooperation to insure pro- tection of the marine environment, and may, for this purpose, formulate, present, or support spe- cific proposals in the United Nations and other component international organizations for the development of appropriate international rules and regulations in support of the policy of this Act. (Pub. L. 92–532, title I, § 109, Oct. 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 1060.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, means Pub. L. 92–532, which is classified generally to this chapter,

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33 U.S.C. § 401 — Construction of bridges, causeways, dams

Page 45 TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS § 401 Sec. SUBCHAPTER IV—POTOMAC RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 461 to 464. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER V—NAVIGABLE WATERS OF MARYLAND 465. Authority to dredge; riparian rights of United States. SUBCHAPTER VI—WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 466 to 466g. Transferred. 466g–1. Controversies involving construction or ap- plication of interstate compacts and pollu- tion of waters. 466h to 466n. Transferred or Repealed. SUBCHAPTER VII—DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM 467. Definitions. 467a. Inspection of dams. 467b. Investigation reports to Governors. 467c. Determination of danger to human life and property. 467d. National inventory of dams and low-head dams. 467e. Interagency Committee on Dam Safety. 467f. National dam safety program. 467f–1. Lock and dam security. 467f–2. Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams. 467g. Research. 467g–1. Dam safety training. 467g–2. Public awareness and outreach for dam safe- ty. 467h. Reports. 467i. Statutory construction. 467j. Authorization of appropriations. 467k to 467m. Repealed. 467n. Recovery of dam modification costs required for safety purposes. 467o. Repealed. SUBCHAPTER I—IN GENERAL § 400. Continuing authority programs (1) Definition of continuing authority program project In this section, the term ‘‘continuing author- ity program’’ means 1 of the following authori- ties: (A) Section 701s of this title. (B) Section 426i of this title. (C) Section 2330 of this title. (D) Section 2309a of this title. (E) Section 577 of this title. (F) Section 426g of this title. (G) Section 701r of this title. (H) Section 103 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1178). (I) Section 2326(e) of this title. (J) Secti

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