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Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Chapter 33 — Prevention of Pollution from Ships

§ 1911. Effect on other laws

Statutory text

Authorities, requirements, and remedies of this chapter supplement and neither amend nor repeal any other authorities, requirements, or remedies conferred by any other provision of law. Nothing in this chapter shall limit, deny, amend, modify, or repeal any other authority, requirement, or remedy available to the United States or any other person, except as expressly provided in this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships

    Pub. L. 96–478 § 15 · 94 Stat. 2297

    Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 1911

    Pub. L. 96–478, § 15, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2303

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 96–478, § 15, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2303

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 15. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting, diminishing, 33 USC 1911. or otherwise restricting any of the authority of the Secretary under the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–474). 33 USC 1221 note.

  2. Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–280 § 11 · 122 Stat. 2611

    Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 1911

    Pub. L. 110–280 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting, diminishing, or otherwise restricting any of the authority of the Secretary under the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 110–280 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting, diminishing, or otherwise restricting any of the authority of the Secretary under the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 11. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.   Section 15 (33 U.S.C. 1911) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 15. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.   “Authorities, requirements, and remedies of this Act supplement and neither amend nor repeal any other authorities, requirements, or remedies conferred by any other provision of law. Nothing in this Act shall limit, deny, amend, modify, or repeal any other authority, requirement, or remedy available to the United States or any other person, except as expressly provided in this Act.” .

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–280 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting, diminishing, or otherwise restricting any of the authority of the Secretary under the Port and Tanker Safety Act of 1978.”

Credits

1980–2008 · 2 acts
  1. 1980Pub. L. 96–478, § 15, , 94 Stat. 2303
  2. 2008Pub. L. 110–280, § 11, , 122 Stat. 2615.
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(Pub. L. 96–478, § 15, , 94 Stat. 2303; Pub. L. 110–280, § 11, , 122 Stat. 2615.)

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