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33 U.S.C. § 2716a — Financial responsibility civil penalties
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**(a) Administrative** Any person who, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, is found to have failed to comply with the requirements of [section 2716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2716&num=0&edition=prelim) or the regulations issued under that section, or with a denial or detention order issued under subsection (b)(2) of that section, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation. The amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed by the President by written notice. In determining the amount of the penalty, the President shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violation, ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may require. The President may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any civil penalty which is subject to imposition or which had been imposed under this paragraph. If any person fails to pay an assessed civil penalty after it has become final, the President may refer the matter to the Attorney General for collection.
**(b) Judicial** In addition to, or in lieu of, assessing a penalty under subsection (a), the President may request the Attorney General to secure such relief as necessary to compel compliance with [section 2716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2716&num=0&edition=prelim), including a judicial order terminating operations. The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to grant any relief as the public interest and the equities of the case may require.
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**(a) Administrative** Any person who, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, is found to have failed to comply with the requirements of [section 2716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2716&num=0&edition=prelim) or the regulations issued under that section, or with a denial or detention order issued under subsection (b)(2) of that section, shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation. The amount of the civil penalty shall be assessed by the President by written notice. In determining the amount of the penalty, the President shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation, the degree of culpability, any history of prior violation, ability to pay, and such other matters as justice may require. The President may compromise, modify, or remit, with or without conditions, any civil penalty which is subject to imposition or which had been imposed under this paragraph. If any person fails to pay an assessed civil penalty after it has become final, the President may refer the matter to the Attorney General for collection.
**(b) Judicial** In addition to, or in lieu of, assessing a penalty under subsection (a), the President may request the Attorney General to secure such relief as necessary to compel compliance with [section 2716 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section2716&num=0&edition=prelim), including a judicial order terminating operations. The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to grant any relief as the public interest and the equities of the case may require.
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**(a) Definitions** For the purpose of this section, the term—
(1) “oil” means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil;
(2) “discharge” includes, but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping, but excludes (A) discharges in compliance with a permit under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), (B) discharges resulting from circumstances identified and reviewed and made a part of the public record with respect to a permit issued or modified under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), and subject to a condition in such permit,,11 So in original. (C) continuous or anticipated intermittent discharges from a point source, identified in a permit or permit application under [section 1342 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1342&num=0&edition=prelim), which are caused by events occurring within the scope of relevant operating or treatment systems, and (D) discharges incidental to mechanical removal authorized by the President under subsection (c) of this section;
(3) “vessel” means every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water other than a public vessel;
(4) “public vessel” means a vessel owned or bareboat-chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when such vessel is engaged in commerce;
(5) “United States”
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**(a) Requirement** The responsible party for—
(1) any vessel over 300 gross tons (except a non-self-propelled vessel that does not carry oil as cargo or fuel) using any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(2) any vessel using the waters of the exclusive economic zone to transship or lighter oil destined for a place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or
(3) any tank vessel over 100 gross tons using any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
shall establish and maintain, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, evidence of financial responsibility sufficient to meet the maximum amount of liability to which the responsible party could be subjected under section 2704(a) or (d) of this title, in a case where the responsible party would be entitled to limit liability under that section. If the responsible party owns or operates more than one vessel, evidence of financial responsibility need be established only to meet the amount of the maximum liability applicable to the vessel having the greatest maximum liability.
**(b) Sanctions**
(1) **Withholding clearance** — The Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold or revoke the clearance required by [section 60105 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section60105&num=0&edition=prelim) of any vessel subject to this section that does not have the evidence of financial responsibility required for the vessel under this section.
(2) **Denying entry to or detaining vessels** — The Secretary may—
(A) deny entry to any vessel to any place in the United States, or to the navigable waters, or
(B) detain at the place,
any vessel that, upon request, does not produce the evidence of financial responsibility requir
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 2717
§ 2716a. Financial responsibility civil penalties
(a) Administrative
Any person who, after notice and an oppor-
tunity for a hearing, is found to have failed to
comply with the requirements of section 2716 of
this title or the regulations issued under that
section, or with a denial or detention order
issued under subsection (b)(2) of that section,
shall be liable to the United States for a civil
penalty, not to exceed $25,000 per day of viola-
tion. The amount of the civil penalty shall be
assessed by the President by written notice. In
determining the amount of the penalty, the
President shall take into account the nature,
circumstances, extent, and gravity of the viola-
tion, the degree of culpability, any history of
prior violation, ability to pay, and such other
matters as justice may require. The President
may compromise, modify, or remit, with or
without conditions, any civil penalty which is
subject to imposition or which had been imposed
under this paragraph. If any person fails to pay
an assessed civil penalty after it has become
final, the President may refer the matter to the
Attorney General for collection.
(b) Judicial
In addition to, or in lieu of, assessing a pen-
alty under subsection (a), the President may re-
quest the Attorney General to secure such relief
as necessary to compel compliance with section
2716 of this title, including a judicial order ter-
minating operations. The district courts of the
United States shall have jurisdiction to grant
any relief as the public interest and the equities
of the case may require.
(Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, § 4303, Aug. 18, 1990, 104
Stat. 539; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV,
§ 3547(d), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2328.)
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