Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 33
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Chapter 27 - Notes
Sec.
1401. Congressional finding, policy, and declaration of
purpose.
(a) Dangers of unregulated dumping.
(b) Policy of regulation and prevention or
limitation.
(c) Regulation of dumping and transportation for
dumping purposes.
1402. Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER I - REGULATION
1411. Prohibited acts.
1412. Dumping permit program.
(a) Environmental Protection Agency permits.
(b) Permit categories.
(c) Designation of sites.
(d) Fish wastes.
(e) Foreign State permits; acceptance.
1412a. Emergency dumping of industrial waste.
(a) Issuance of emergency permits.
(b) "Industrial waste" defined.
1413. Dumping permit program for dredged material.
(a) Issuance by Secretary of the Army.
(b) Independent determination of need for dumping,
other methods of disposal, and appropriate
locations; alternative sites.
(c) Concurrence by Administrator.
(d) Waiver of requirements.
(e) Federal projects involving dredged material.
1414. Permit conditions.
(a) Designated and included conditions.
(b) Permit processing fees; reporting requirements.
(c) General permits.
(d) Review.
(e) Information for review and evaluation of
applications.
(f) Public information.
(g) Display of issued permits.
(h) Low-level radioactive waste; research purposes.
(i) Radioactive Material Disposal Impact
Assessment; Congressional approval.
1414a. Special provisions regarding certain dumping sites.
(a) New York Bight Apex.
(b) Restriction on use of 106-mile site.
1414b. Ocean dumping of sewage sludge and industrial waste.
(a) Termination of dumping.
(b) Special dumping fees.
(c) Compliance agreements and enforcement
agreements.
(d) Penalties.
(e) Trust account.
(f) Use of fees and penalties.
(g) Enforcement.
(h) State progress reports.
(i) EPA progress reports.
(j) Environmental monitoring.
(k) Definitions.
1414c. Prohibition on disposal of sewage sludge at landfills
on Staten Island.
(a) In general.
(b) Exclusion from penalties.
(c) "Sewage sludge" defined.
1415. Penalties.
(a) Assessment of civil penalty by Administrator;
remission or mitigation; court action for
appropriate relief.
(b) Criminal penalties.
(c) Separate offenses.
(d) Injunctive relief.
(e) Liability of vessels in rem.
(f) Revocation and suspension of permits.
(g) Civil suits by private persons.
(h) Emergencies.
(i) Seizure and forfeiture.
1416. Relationship to other laws.
(a) Voiding of preexisting licenses.
(b) Actions under authority of Rivers and Harbors
Act.
(c) Impairment of navigation.
(d) State programs.
(e) Existing conservation programs not affected.
(f) Dumping of dredged material in Long Island
Sound from any Federal, etc., project.
(g) Savings clause.
1417. Enforcement.
(a) Utilization of other departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities.
(b) Delegation of review and evaluation authority.
(c) Surveillance and other enforcement activity.
1418. Regulations.
1419. International cooperation.
1420. Authorization of appropriations.
1421. Omitted.
SUBCHAPTER II - RESEARCH
1441. Monitoring and research program.
1442. Research program respecting possible long-range
effects of pollution, overfishing, and man-induced
changes of ocean ecosystems.
(a) Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Action with other nations.
(c) Cooperation of other departments, agencies, and
independent instrumentalities.
(d) Utilization of personnel, services, and
facilities; inter-agency agreements.
1443. Research program respecting ocean dumping and other
methods of waste disposal.
(a) Cooperation with public authorities, agencies,
and institutions, private agencies and
institutions, and individuals.
(b) Termination date for ocean dumping of sewage
sludge not affected.
(c) Regional management plans for waste disposal.
(d) Report on sewage disposal in New York
metropolitan area.
1444. Annual reports.
(a) Report by Secretary of Commerce.
(b) Report by Administrator.
(c) Report by Under Secretary.
1445. Authorization of appropriations.
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