Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73not60
§2604 Suspension, Revocation, and Injunctions
Title 33 › Chapter 39— SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE › Subchapter I— SHORE PROTECTION › § 2604
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation can suspend or cancel a vessel’s permit if the vessel breaks this law or its rules, but only after giving notice and a chance for a hearing. If the Administrator asks, the Secretary must suspend or cancel the permit. The Secretary or the Administrator can also go to the U.S. district court where the violation happened and ask a judge to order the operation to stop.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §2604
Navigation and Navigable Waters — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary of Transportation may, and at the request of the Administrator shall, suspend or revoke a permit issued to a vessel under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.
(b)The Secretary or the Administrator may bring a civil action to enjoin any operation in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter in the district court of the United States for the district in which the violation occurred.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 2604
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60