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33 U.S.C. § 441 — Deposit of refuse prohibited; penalty
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The placing, discharging, or depositing, by any process or in any manner, of refuse, dirt, ashes, cinders, mud, sand, dredgings, sludge, acid, or any other matter of any kind, other than that flowing from streets, sewers, and passing therefrom in a liquid state, in the waters of any harbor subject to this subchapter, within the limits which shall be prescribed by the supervisor of the harbor, is strictly forbidden, and every such act is made a misdemeanor, and every person engaged in or who shall aid, abet, authorize, or instigate a violation of this section, shall, upon conviction, be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, such fine to be not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, and the imprisonment to be not less than thirty days nor more than one year, either or both united, as the judge before whom conviction is obtained shall decide, one-half of said fine to be paid to the person or persons giving information which shall lead to conviction of this misdemeanor.
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The placing, discharging, or depositing, by any process or in any manner, of refuse, dirt, ashes, cinders, mud, sand, dredgings, sludge, acid, or any other matter of any kind, other than that flowing from streets, sewers, and passing therefrom in a liquid state, in the waters of any harbor subject to this subchapter, within the limits which shall be prescribed by the supervisor of the harbor, is strictly forbidden, and every such act is made a misdemeanor, and every person engaged in or who shall aid, abet, authorize, or instigate a violation of this section, shall, upon conviction, be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, such fine to be not less than $250 nor more than $2,500, and the imprisonment to be not less than thirty days nor more than one year, either or both united, as the judge before whom conviction is obtained shall decide, one-half of said fine to be paid to the person or persons giving information which shall lead to conviction of this misdemeanor.
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For the purposes of this subchapter—
(1) The term “harbor of New York” means the tidal waters of the harbor of New York, its adjacent and tributary waters, and those of Long Island Sound.
(2) The term “harbor of Hampton Roads” means the tidal waters of the harbors of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and their adjacent and tributary waters, so much of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within the jurisdiction of the United States within or to the east of the State of Virginia.
(3) The term “harbor of Baltimore” means the tidal waters of the harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and tributary waters, and so much of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Maryland.
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Any and every master and engineer, or person or persons acting in such capacity, respectively, on board of any boat or vessel, who shall knowingly engage in towing any scow, boat, or vessel loaded with any such prohibited matter to any point or place of deposit, or discharge in the waters of any harbor subject to this subchapter, or to any point or place elsewhere than within the limits defined and permitted by the supervisor of the harbor, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section441&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided for offenses in violation of [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section441&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall also have his license revoked or suspended for a term to be fixed by the judge before whom tried and convicted.
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In all cases of receiving on board of any scows or boats such forbidden matter or substance as described in [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section441&num=0&edition=prelim), the owner or master, or person acting in such capacity on board of such scows or boats, before proceeding to take or tow the same to the place of deposit, shall apply for and obtain from the supervisor of the harbor appointed, as provided in [section 451 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section451&num=0&edition=prelim), a permit defining the precise limits within which the discharge of such scows or boats may be made; and it shall not be lawful for the owner or master, or person acting in such capacity, of any tug or towboat to tow or move any scow or boat so loaded with such forbidden matter until such permit shall have been obtained; and every person violating the foregoing provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than $500, and in addition thereto the master of any tug or towboat so offending shall have his license revoked or suspended for a term to be fixed by the judge before whom tried and convicted.
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Any deviation from such dumping or discharging place specified in such permit shall be a misdemeanor, and the owner and master, or person acting in the capacity of master, of any scows or boats dumping or discharging such forbidden matter in any place other than that specified in such permit shall be liable to punishment therefor as provided in [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section441&num=0&edition=prelim); and the owner and master, or person acting in the capacity of master, of any tug or towboat towing such scows or boats shall be liable to equal punishment with the owner and master, or person acting in the capacity of master, of the scows or boats; and, further, every scowman or other employee on board of both scows and towboats shall be deemed to have knowledge of the place of dumping specified in such permit, and the owners and masters, or persons acting in the capacity of masters, shall be liable to punishment, as aforesaid, for any unlawful dumping, within the meaning of this Act and this subchapter, which may be caused by the negligence or ignorance of such scowman or other employee; and, further, neither defect in machinery nor avoidable accidents to scows or towboats, nor unfavorable weather, nor improper handling or moving of scows or boats of any kind whatsoever shall operate to release the owners and master and employees of scows and towboats from the penalties mentioned in [section 441 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section441&num=0&edition=prelim).
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Each supervisor of a harbor is authorized and directed to appoint inspectors and deputy inspectors, and for the purposes of enforcing this subchapter and the Act of August 18, 1894, entitled “An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes” (28 Stat. 338), and of detecting and bringing to punishment offenders against the same, the said supervisor of the harbor, and the inspectors and deputy inspectors so appointed by him, shall have power and authority.
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Every person who, directly or indirectly, gives any sum of money or other bribe, present, or reward, or makes any offer of the same to any inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee of the office of any supervisor of a harbor with intent to influence such inspector, deputy inspector, or other employee to permit or overlook any violation of the provisions of this subchapter, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than $500 nor more than $1,000, and be imprisoned not less than six months nor more than one year.
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All mud, dirt, sand, dredgings, and material of every kind and description whatever taken, dredged, or excavated from any slip, basin, or shoal in any harbor subject to this subchapter, and placed on any boat, scow, or vessel for the purpose of being taken or towed upon the waters of that harbor to a place of deposit, shall be deposited and discharged at such place or within such limits as shall be defined and specified by the supervisor of the harbor, as in sections 443 to 448 of this title prescribed, and not otherwise. Every person, firm, or corporation being the owner of any slip, basin, or shoal, from which such mud, dirt, sand, dredgings, and material shall be taken, dredged, or excavated, and every person, firm, or corporation in any manner engaged in the work of dredging or excavating any such slip, basin, or shoal, or of removing such mud, dirt, sand, or dredgings therefrom, shall severally be responsible for the deposit and discharge of all such mud, dirt, sand, or dredgings at such place or within such limits so defined and prescribed by said supervisor of the harbor; and for every violation of the provisions of this section the person offending shall be guilty of an offense, and shall be punished by a fine equal to the sum of $5 for every cubic yard of mud, dirt, sand, dredgings, or material not deposited or discharged as required by this section.
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An officer of the Corps of Engineers shall, for each harbor subject to this subchapter, be designated by the Secretary of the Army as supervisor of the harbor, to act under the direction of the Chief of Engineers in enforcing the provisions of this subchapter, and in detecting offenders against the same. Each such officer shall have personal charge and supervision under the Chief of Engineers, and shall direct the patrol boats and other means to detect and bring to punishment offenders against the provisions of this subchapter.
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The following harbors shall be subject to this subchapter:
(1) The harbor of New York.
(2) The harbor of Hampton Roads.
(3) The harbor of Baltimore.
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 441
the ‘‘Great Lakes Planning Assistance Act of 1988’’. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note below and Tables.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 100–707, title II, § 201, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
4711, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this section,
amending sections 3501 to 3503 of Title 16, Conservation,
and enacting provisions set out as notes under this sec-
tion and sections 3501 and 3505 of Title 16] may be cited
as the ‘Great Lakes Planning Assistance Act of 1988’.’’
GREAT LAKES DAMAGE ASSISTANCE AND PREVENTION;
DAMAGE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Pub. L. 100–707, title II, § 202, Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
4711, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director is authorized to pro-
vide assistance to Great Lakes States in the establish-
ment of State programs to reduce and prevent damage
attributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes.
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—Upon application by a Great Lakes
State within 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act [Nov. 23, 1988], the Director may make a one-time
grant to the State of not more than $250,000 for use by
the State for—
‘‘(1) preparation of plans for mitigation, warning,
emergency operations, and emergency assistance;
‘‘(2) coordination of available State and Federal as-
sistance;
‘‘(3) development and implementation of non-
structural measures to reduce or prevent damage at-
tributable to high water levels in the Great Lakes,
including establishment of setback requirements and
other conditions on construction and reconstruction
of public and private facilities, mapping of flooding
zones, and technical assistance; and
‘‘(4) assisting local governments in developing and
implementing plans
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