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33 U.S.C. 1319: Enforcement

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-500. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 1256, 33 U.S.C. 1321, 33 U.S.C. 1322, 33 U.S.C. 1342, 33 U.S.C. 1344.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (2), Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 115–436 added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–282, §903(c)(2)(A), substituted "1322(p), 1328" for "1328". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 115–282, §903(c)(2)(B), substituted "1322(p), 1328" for "1328". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (c), (2), (3)
    • Pub. L. 115–282, §903(c)(2)(C), substituted "1322(p), 1328," for "1328" and "State," for "State,,". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 115–282, §903(c)(2)(D), substituted "1322(p), 1328" for "1328". (Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018) Law text · (g)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–380 inserted "1321(b)(3)," after "1318,". · (c), (2), (3)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–4, §312, amended subsec. (c) generally, revising provisions of par. (1), adding pars. (2), (3), (5), and (7), redesignating former pars. (2) and (4) as (3) and (6), respectively, and revising provisions of redesignated par. (4). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §313(a)(1), inserted ", or any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program approved under section 1342(a)(3) or 1342(b)(8) of this title," after second reference to "State,". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §313(b)(1), substituted "$25,000 per day for each violation" for "$10,000 per day of such violation". · (d)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §313(c), inserted at end "In determining the amount of a civil penalty the court shall consider the seriousness of the violation or violations, the economic benefit (if any) resulting from the violation, any history of such violations, any good-faith efforts to comply with the applic… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 100–4, §314(a), added subsec. (g). · (g)

    1977

    • Pub. L. 95–217, §§55(a), 67(c)(2)(A), substituted "1318, 1328, or 1345 of this title" for "or 1318 of this title" and "1342 or 1344 of this title" for "1342 of this title". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §56(a), substituted "except where an extension has been granted under paragraph (5)(B) of this subsection, the Administrator shall enforce any permit condition or limitation" for "the Administrator shall enforce any permit condition or limitation". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §§55(b), 67(c)(2)(B), substituted "1318, 1328, or 1345 of this title" for "or 1318 of this title" and inserted "or in a permit issued under section 1344 of this title by a State" after "in a permit issued under section 1342 of this title by him or by a State". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §56(b), struck out provision that any order issued under this subsection had to be by personal service and had to state with reasonable specificity the nature of the violation and a time for compliance, not to exceed thirty days, which the Administrator determined to… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §56(c), added pars. (5) and (6). · (a), (6)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §67(c)(2)(C), substituted "by a State or in a permit issued under section 1344 of this title by a State, shall be punished" for "by a State, shall be punished". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §§55(c), 67(c)(2)(D), substituted "1318, 1328, or 1345 of this title" for "or 1318 of this title" and inserted "or in a permit issued under section 1344 of this title by a State," after "permit issued under section 1342 of this title by the Administrator, or by a State,… · (d)
    • Pub. L. 95–217, §54(b), added subsec. (f). · (f)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.