33 U.S.C.
33 U.S.C. — Navigation and Navigable Waters
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CHAPTER 1-NAVIGABLE WATERS GENERALLY§§ 1–59c-3 · 105 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 1–12 · 12 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-WATERS DECLARED NONNAVIGABLE: CHANGE OF NAME§§ 21–59c-3 · 93 sectionsCHAPTER 3-NAVIGATION RULES FOR HARBORS, RIVERS, AND INLAND WATERS GENERALLY§§ 151–153 · 3 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-PRELIMINARY§§ 151–153 · 3 sectionsCHAPTER 7-REGULATIONS FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY§§ 381–387 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 8-SUMMARY TRIALS FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AGAINST NAVIGATION LAWS§§ 391–396 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 9-PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY§§ 400–467g-2 · 91 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-IN GENERAL§§ 400–426e-3 · 57 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-NEW YORK HARBOR, HARBOR OF HAMPTON ROADS, AND HARBOR OF BALTIMORE§§ 441–454 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-NAVIGABLE WATERS OF MARYLAND§ 465 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER VI-WATER POLLUTION CONTROL§ 466g-1 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER VII-DAM INSPECTION PROGRAM§§ 467–467g-2 · 16 sectionsCHAPTER 10-ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AND HARBOR REGULATIONS GENERALLY§§ 475–476 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 11-BRIDGES OVER NAVIGABLE WATERS§§ 491–535i · 44 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 491–508 · 13 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-ALTERATION OF BRIDGES§§ 511–524 · 14 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-GENERAL BRIDGE AUTHORITY§§ 525–534 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES§§ 535–535i · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 12-RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY§§ 540–635 · 107 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 540–579d-2 · 68 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-PAY AND ALLOWANCES; TRAVELING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE§§ 581–585 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-ACQUISITION OF LAND AND MATERIALS§§ 591–598c · 11 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-PARTICULAR WORK OR IMPROVEMENTS§§ 601–610 · 12 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-PROSECUTION OF WORK GENERALLY§§ 621–635 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 13-MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION§§ 641–653a · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 14-CALIFORNIA DEBRIS COMMISSION§§ 661–687 · 26 sectionsCHAPTER 15-FLOOD CONTROL§§ 701–709c · 98 sectionsCHAPTER 16-LIGHTHOUSES§ 735 · 1 sectionCHAPTER 17-NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION§§ 853–894d-2 · 59 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 853–878b · 19 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-SURVEYS§§ 883l–884 · 12 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION§§ 891–891e-1 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-NOAA HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES§§ 892–892d · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND INNOVATION§§ 893–893c · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER VI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT PREVENTION§§ 894–894d-2 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 18-LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION§§ 901–950 · 48 sectionsCHAPTER 19-SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY§§ 981–990 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 22-SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT§§ 1101–1144 · 18 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-MARINE RESOURCES AND ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT§§ 1101–1108 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM§§ 1121–1131 · 9 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-YOUNG FISHERMEN'S DEVELOPMENT§§ 1141–1144 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 24-VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION§§ 1201–1208 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL§§ 1251–1389 · 122 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS§§ 1251–1276b · 33 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS§§ 1281–1302f · 31 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT§§ 1311–1330 · 24 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-PERMITS AND LICENSES§§ 1341–1346 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 1361–1377a · 19 sectionsSUBCHAPTER VI-STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS§§ 1381–1389 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 27-OCEAN DUMPING§§ 1401–1445 · 21 sections (2 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-REGULATION§§ 1411–1420 · 14 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-RESEARCH§§ 1441–1445 · 5 sectionsCHAPTER 28-POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION§§ 1471–1487 · 17 sectionsCHAPTER 29-DEEPWATER PORTS§§ 1501–1523 · 20 sectionsCHAPTER 30-INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA§§ 1601–1608 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 32-INLAND WATERWAYS TRUST FUND§§ 1803–1804 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 33-PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS§§ 1901–1914 · 14 sectionsCHAPTER 33A-MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION§§ 1951–1959 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 34-INLAND NAVIGATIONAL RULES§§ 2071–2072 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS§§ 2071–2072 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 35-ARTIFICIAL REEFS§§ 2101–2106 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 36-WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT§§ 2201–2357 · 200 sections (3 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-COST SHARING§§ 2211–2227 · 19 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-HARBOR DEVELOPMENT§§ 2231–2243 · 18 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-INLAND WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM§§ 2251–2255a · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-WATER RESOURCES STUDIES§§ 2261–2270 · 12 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 2280–2357 · 142 sectionsCHAPTER 38-DUMPING OF MEDICAL WASTE BY PUBLIC VESSELS§§ 2501–2504 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 39-SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE§§ 2601–2623 · 12 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-SHORE PROTECTION§§ 2601–2609 · 9 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-RELATED PROVISIONS§§ 2621–2623 · 3 sectionsCHAPTER 40-OIL POLLUTION§§ 2701–2762 · 33 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-OIL POLLUTION LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION§§ 2701–2720 · 21 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND PROVISIONS§§ 2731–2738 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-MISCELLANEOUS§§ 2751–2752 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM§§ 2761–2762 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 41-NATIONAL COASTAL MONITORING§§ 2801–2805 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 42-ESTUARY RESTORATION§§ 2901–2909 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 43-NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER CORPS§§ 3001–3079-1 · 51 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 3001–3010 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION OF OFFICERS§§ 3021–3036 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-SEPARATION AND RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS§§ 3041–3049 · 9 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-SERVICE OF OFFICERS WITH THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS§§ 3061–3063 · 3 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-RIGHTS AND BENEFITS§§ 3071–3079-1 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 44-OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH§§ 3101–3104 · 4 sectionsCHAPTER 45-TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION§§ 3201–3208 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 46-NATIONAL LEVEE SAFETY PROGRAM§§ 3301–3307 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 47-OCEAN EXPLORATION§§ 3401–3408 · 8 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-EXPLORATION§§ 3401–3408 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 48-OCEAN AND COASTAL MAPPING INTEGRATION§§ 3501–3507 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 49-INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM§§ 3601–3613 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 50-FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION RESEARCH AND MONITORING§§ 3701–3708 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 51-CLEAN HULLS§§ 3801–3857 · 22 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 3801–3805 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION§§ 3821–3826 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY§§ 3841–3844 · 4 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-ACTION ON VIOLATION, PENALTIES, AND REFERRALS§§ 3851–3857 · 7 sectionsCHAPTER 52-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND INNOVATION§§ 3901–3915 · 15 sectionsCHAPTER 53-HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM AND HYPOXIA RESEARCH AND CONTROL§§ 4001–4010 · 12 sectionsCHAPTER 54-COMMERCIAL ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OCEAN TECHNOLOGY§§ 4101–4106 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 55-SAVE OUR SEAS 2.0§§ 4201–4282 · 25 sections (1 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-COMBATING MARINE DEBRIS§§ 4211–4251 · 17 sectionsPart A-Marine Debris Foundation§§ 4211–4219 · 9 sectionsPart B-Genius Prize for Save Our Seas Innovations§§ 4231–4237 · 7 sectionsPart C-Pilot Projects§ 4251 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER II-ENHANCED GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT MARINE DEBRIS§§ 4261–4265 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-IMPROVING DOMESTIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS§§ 4281–4282 · 2 sections
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