Title 33Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73

§2605 Enforcement

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 39— - SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SHORE PROTECTION › § 2605

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Transportation Secretary must enforce these rules and may use other federal officers. They must inspect vessels carrying municipal or commercial waste to ensure they have the permit required by section 2602. The Treasury Secretary may refuse clearance under section 60105 of title 46 to vessels without the permit. The Secretary may deny entry to U.S. places and detain noncompliant vessels before departure. The Administrator must investigate an owner or operator with 5 or more separate violations in a 6‑month period.

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Title 33, §2605

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(a)The Secretary of Transportation shall enforce this chapter under section 89 11 See References in Text note below. of title 14. The Secretary may authorize other officers or employees of the United States Government to enforce this chapter under that section.
(b)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)The Secretary of the Treasury may refuse the clearance required by section 60105 of title 46, to any vessel subject to this chapter which does not have a permit required under section 2602 of this title.
(d)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)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.

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References in Text

Section 89 of title 14, referred to in subsec. (a), was redesignated section 522 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200, and reference to section 89 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a References to Sections of Title 14 as Redesignated by Pub. L. 115–282 note preceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard. Codification In subsec. (c), “section 60105 of title 46” substituted for “section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91)” on authority of Pub. L. 109–304, § 18(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1709, which Act enacted section 60105 of Title 46, Shipping.

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33 U.S.C. § 2605

Title 33Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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