§ 2605. — Enforcement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC2605]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 39--SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE
SUBCHAPTER I--SHORE PROTECTION
Sec. 2605. Enforcement
(a) General authority
The Secretary of Transportation shall enforce this chapter under
section 89 of title 14. The Secretary may authorize other officers or
employees of the United States Government to enforce this chapter under
that section.
(b) Periodic examinations
The Secretary shall conduct periodic examinations of vessels
operating under this chapter transporting municipal or commercial waste
to determine that each of these vessels has a permit issued under
section 2602 of this title.
(c) Refusal of clearance
The Secretary of the Treasury may refuse the clearance required by
section 91 of title 46, Appendix, to any vessel subject to this chapter
which does not have a permit required under section 2602 of this title.
(d) Denial of entry and detention
If a vessel does not comply with this chapter, the Secretary of
Transportation may--
(1) deny entry to any place in the United States; and
(2) detain at the place in the United States from which it is
about to depart.
(e) Persistent violators
The Administrator shall conduct an investigation of the owner or
operator of a vessel or facility if the owner has 5 or more separate
violations during a 6-month period.
(Pub. L. 100-688, title IV, Sec. 4105, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4157.)
