Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§1385 Corrective Action
Title 33 › Chapter 26— WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL › Subchapter VI— STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS › § 1385
Summary
The Administrator must tell a State when it breaks its agreement or other rules and must say what fixes are needed. If the State does not fix the problem within 60 days, payments are stopped until corrected; if still not fixed within 12 months, the withheld money is reallotted by the most recent formula under this subchapter.
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Title 33, §1385
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)If the Administrator determines that a State has not complied with its agreement with the Administrator under section 1382 of this title or any other requirement of this subchapter, the Administrator shall notify the State of such noncompliance and the necessary corrective action.
(b)If a State does not take corrective action within 60 days after the date a State receives notification of such action under subsection (a), the Administrator shall withhold additional payments to the State until the Administrator is satisfied that the State has taken the necessary corrective action.
(c)If the Administrator is not satisfied that adequate corrective actions have been taken by the State within 12 months after the State is notified of such actions under subsection (a), the payments withheld from the State by the Administrator under subsection (b) shall be made available for reallotment in accordance with the most recent formula for allotment of funds under this subchapter.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1385
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60