Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§672 Notice of Petition for Dumping Grounds, Etc.; Hearing
Title 33 › CHAPTER 14 — CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION › § 672
Summary
Publish a short notice about the petition in newspapers for the communities involved. If in a daily paper it must run at least 10 days; if in a weekly paper it must appear in at least three issues. While the notice runs, the commission or a committee will inspect the mine. By the deadline, interested people may file sworn statements, plans, and maps. The commission may hold more hearings after notifying all parties.
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Title 33, §672
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A notice specifying briefly the contents of said petition and fixing a time previous to which all proofs are to be submitted shall be published by said commission in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the communities interested in the matter set forth therein. If published in a daily paper such publication shall continue for at least ten days; if in a weekly paper in at least three issues of the same. Pending publication thereof said commission, or a committee thereof, shall examine the mine and premises described in such petition. On or before the time so fixed all parties interested, either as petitioners or contestants, whether miners or agriculturists, may file affidavits, plans, and maps in support of their respective claims. Further hearings, upon notice to all parties of record, may be granted by the commission when necessary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
California Debris Commission abolished and functions transferred to Secretary of the Army by Pub. L. 99–662, title XI, § 1106, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4229, set out as a note under section 661 of this title.
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 672
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102