Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§1476 Emergencies
Title 33 › Chapter 28— POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION › § 1476
Summary
When an emergency needs immediate action, the Secretary can take the steps needed right away without first giving the notices or holding the consultations that section 1475 normally requires. The Secretary can also act without continuing consultations that have already begun.
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Title 33, §1476
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In cases of extreme urgency requiring measures to be taken immediately, the Secretary may take those measures rendered necessary by the urgency of the situation without the prior consultation or notification as required by section 1475 of this title or without the continuation of consultations already begun.
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33 U.S.C. § 1476
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60