§ 1511. — Suspension or termination of licenses.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1511]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 29--DEEPWATER PORTS
Sec. 1511. Suspension or termination of licenses
(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.
(Pub. L. 93-627, Sec. 12, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 2138.)
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''.
