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33 U.S.C. § 1401

PURPOSE.

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“The purpose of this title is to:“(1) Ensure that cruise vessels operating in the waters of the Alexander Archipelago and the navigable waters of the United States within the State of Alaska and within the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve comply with all applicable environmental laws, including, but not limited to, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), and the protections contained within this title.“(2) Ensure that cruise vessels do not discharge untreated sewage within the waters of the Alexander Archipelago, the navigable waters of the United States in the State of Alaska, or within the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.“(3) Prevent the unregulated discharge of treated sewage and graywater while in ports in the State of Alaska or traveling near the shore in the Alexander Archipelago and the navigable waters of the United States in the State of Alaska or within the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.“(4) Ensure that discharges of sewage and graywater from cruise vessels operating in the Alexander Archipelago and the navigable waters of the United States in the State of Alaska or within the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve can be monitored for compliance with the requirements contained in this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 54 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Middlesex Cnty. Sewerage Auth. v. Nat'l Sea Clammers Assn., 453 U.S. 1 (1981).
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Middlesex Cnty. Sewerage Auth. v. Nat'l Sea Clammers Assn., 453 U.S. 1 (1981). · cites it 6× “1052 , as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1401 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp.”
Boler v. Earley, 865 F.3d 391 (6th Cir. 2017). “In Sea Clammers, the Court examined claims—brought under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), 33 U.”
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable Sch. Comm., 555 U.S. 246 (2009). “1052 , as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1401 et seq. (2000 ed. and Supp.”
Ricardo Diaz v. Michigan Dep't of Corr., 703 F.3d 956 (6th Cir. 2013). “Even if Appellants had the right to seek damages from state officials for alleged violations of the FMLA’s self-care provision, the Sea Clammers/Rancho Palos Verdes doctrine would prevent Appellants from enforcing that right using a § 1983 action. In Middlesex County Sewerage…”
Anthony Hildebrand v. Allegheny Cnty., 757 F.3d 99 (3rd Cir. 2014). “(1976), and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq. (1976). 453 U.S.”
Barcelo v. Brown, 478 F. Supp. 646 (D.P.R. 1979). · cites it 2× “34793 ); the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( 33 U.S.C. §§ 1401 , 1411 and 1412); the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.”
Communities for Equity v. Michigan High Sch. Athletic Ass'n, 459 F.3d 676 (6th Cir. 2006). “In Sea Clammers, the plaintiffs were fishermen who worked off the coast of New York and New Jersey. They brought suit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the FWPCA), 33 U.”
Hootstein v. Amherst-Pelham Reg'l Sch. Comm., 361 F. Supp. 3d 94 (D.D.C. 2019). “and Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 , et seq. ) in Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v.”
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,777, 11 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 781 Chemetron Corp., Cross-Appellant v. Bus. Funds, Inc., Cross-Appellees, 682 F.2d 1149 (5th Cir. 1982). “§ 1251 nor the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 created a private cause of action for damages.”
Manatee Cnty. v. Gorsuch, 554 F. Supp. 778 (M.D. Fla. 1982). · cites it 3× “§ 4331 , [NEPA], the Marine Protection Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 et seq., [Ocean Dumping Act], and the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, Art.”
James E. Zombro v. Baltimore City Police Dep't Bishop L. Robinson, Comm'r, Baltimore City Police Dep't, 868 F.2d 1364 (4th Cir. 1989). “, and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1401 , et seq. The framework available under the ADEA is no less specific and comprehensive.”
Kimberly Mattoon v. City of Pittsfield, 980 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1992). “, and the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act ("MPRSA"), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1401 ét seq. 4 . Nor are appellants aided by the savings clause in the SDWA.”
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