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33 U.S.C. 1362: Definitions

Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-500. Changed by 9 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

8 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 10 U.S.C. 2694d, 14 U.S.C. 335, 16 U.S.C. 4702, 30 U.S.C. 1419, 33 U.S.C. 1319.

This Congress

  • H.R. 3898 PERMIT Act · passed house · would change (7)

How it got here

2019

  • Pub. L. 115–436 added par. (27). (Water Infrastructure Improvement Act) Law text · (27)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–121 added par. (26). (Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014) Law text · (26)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–288 added par. (25). (Clean Boating Act of 2008) Law text · (25)

2005

  • Pub. L. 109–58 added par. (24). (Energy Policy Act of 2005) Law text · (24)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–284 added pars. (21) to (23). (Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000) Law text · (21), (22), (23)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–106 substituted " 'sewage from vessels or a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed Forces' " for " 'sewage from vessels' ". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (6)

1988

  • Pub. L. 100–688 added par. (20). · (20)

1987

  • Pub. L. 100–4, §502(a), inserted "the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands," after "Samoa,". · (3)
  • Pub. L. 100–4, §503, inserted "agricultural stormwater discharges and" after "does not include". · (14)

1977

  • Pub. L. 95–217 inserted provision that "point source" does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture. · (14)

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.