Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§1321c International efforts on enforcement
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 26— - WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT › § 1321c
Summary
The department secretary must push the IMO for stronger enforcement of oil-discharge rules, including joint operations, training, and compliance.
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Title 33, §1321c
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall ensure that the Coast Guard pursues stronger enforcement in the International Maritime Organization of agreements related to oil discharges, including joint enforcement operations, training, and stronger compliance mechanisms.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, and not as part of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act which comprises this chapter.
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33 U.S.C. § 1321c
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73