Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110
§3857 Remedies Not Affected
Title 33 › CHAPTER 51 — CLEAN HULLS › SUBCHAPTER IV — ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS › § 3857
Summary
Keeps other federal remedies in place and does not take them away or change them. States, territories, possessions, and local governments may still make rules about antifouling systems. Following those local rules does not excuse anyone from also following this federal law.
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Title 33, §3857
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(a)In general
Nothing in this chapter limits, denies, amends, modifies, or repeals any other remedy available to the United States.
(b)Relationship to State and local law
Nothing in this chapter limits, denies, amends, modifies, or repeals any rights under existing law, of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof, to regulate any antifouling system. Compliance with the requirements of a State, territory, or possession of the United States, or political subdivision thereof related to antifouling paint or any other antifouling system does not relieve any person of the obligation to comply with this chapter.
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This chapter, referred to in text, 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 L. 111–281, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3023, which enacted this chapter and repealed chapter 37 (§ 2401 et seq.)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. § 3857
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110