Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§3803 Administration and enforcement
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Secretary must enforce the Convention and this chapter for vessels; Administrator must enforce subchapter III except 3841(b) and (c); both may make and enforce rules.
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Title 33, §3803
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(a)Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, with respect to a vessel, the Secretary shall administer and enforce the Convention and this chapter.
(b)Except with respect to section 3841(b) and (c) of this title, the Administrator shall administer and enforce subchapter III.
(c)The Administrator and the Secretary may each prescribe and enforce regulations as may be necessary to carry out their respective responsibilities under this chapter.
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This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), was in the original “this title”, meaning title X of Pub. L. 111–281, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of title X to the Code, see Tables.
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33 U.S.C. § 3803
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73