33 U.S.C. § 419 : US Code - Section 419: Regulation by Secretary governing transportation and dumping of dredgings, refuse, etc., into navigable waters; oyster lands; appropriations

Search 33 U.S.C. § 419 : US Code - Section 419: Regulation by Secretary governing transportation and dumping of dredgings, refuse, etc., into navigable waters; oyster lands; appropriations

The Secretary of the Army is authorized and empowered to
prescribe regulations to govern the transportation and dumping into
any navigable water, or waters adjacent thereto, of dredgings,
earth, garbage, and other refuse materials of every kind or
description, whenever in his judgment such regulations are required
in the interest of navigation. Such regulations shall be posted in
conspicuous and appropriate places for the information of the
public; and every person or corporation which shall violate the
said regulations, or any of them, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in
sections 411 and 412 of this title, for violation of the provisions
of section 407 of this title: Provided, That any regulations made
in pursuance hereof may be enforced as provided in section 413 of
this title, the provisions whereof are made applicable to the said
regulations: Provided further, That this section shall not apply to
any waters within the jurisdictional boundaries of any State which
are now or may hereafter be used for the cultivation of oysters
under the laws of such State, except navigable channels which have
been or may hereafter be improved by the United States, or to be
designated as navigable channels by competent authority, and in
making such improvements of channels, the material dredged shall
not be deposited upon any ground in use in accordance with the laws
of such State for the cultivation of oysters, except in compliance
with said laws: And provided further, That any expense necessary in
executing this section may be paid from funds available for the
improvement of the harbor or waterway, for which regulations may be
prescribed, and in case no such funds are available the said
expense may be paid from appropriations made by Congress for
examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors.