33 USC § 2604 - Suspension, revocation, and injunctions

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s2604"
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title: "33 USC § 2604 - Suspension, revocation, and injunctions"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "2604"
section_name: "Suspension, revocation, and injunctions"
chapter_number: 39
chapter_name: "SHORE PROTECTION FROM MUNICIPAL OR COMMERCIAL WASTE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "SHORE PROTECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, § 4104, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4157.)"
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# § 2604. Suspension, revocation, and injunctions

**(a)** **Suspension and revocation** After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary of Transportation may, and at the request of the Administrator shall, suspend or revoke a permit issued to a vessel under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter.

**(b)** **Injunctions** The Secretary or the Administrator may bring a civil action to enjoin any operation in violation of this chapter or a regulation prescribed under this chapter in the district court of the United States for the district in which the violation occurred.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 100–688, title IV, § 4104, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4157.)