WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters › Chapter 26

33 U.S.C. 1361: Administration

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-500. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 1283.

43 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Environmental Protection Agency (42), Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of the Armed Forces (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 3898 PERMIT Act · passed house · would change (b), (c)

How it got here

1987

  • Pub. L. 100–4 inserted provision at end authorizing Administrator to enter into noncompetitive procurement contracts with independent State audit organizations, consistent with chapter 75 of title 31, but only to extent and in such amounts as provided in advance in appropriations Acts. · (d)

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.