33 CFR § 326.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t33/s326.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "33 CFR § 326.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "326.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE"
part_number: "326"
part_name: "ENFORCEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 401  33 U.S.C. 1344; 33 U.S.C. 1413; 33 U.S.C. 2104; 33 U.S.C. 1319; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "51 FR 41246, Nov. 13, 1986, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "326"
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# 326.1 Purpose.

This part prescribes enforcement policies (§ 326.2) and procedures applicable to activities performed without required Department of the Army permits (§ 326.3) and to activities not in compliance with the terms and conditions of issued Department of the Army permits (§ 326.4). Procedures for initiating legal actions are prescribed in § 326.5. Nothing contained in this part shall establish a non-discretionary duty on the part of district engineers nor shall deviation from these procedures give rise to a private right of action against a district engineer.