49 U.S.C. § 5122 : US Code - Section 5122: Enforcement

Search 49 U.S.C. § 5122 : US Code - Section 5122: Enforcement

(a) General. - At the request of the Secretary, the Attorney
General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court
of the United States to enforce this chapter or a regulation
prescribed or order, special permit, or approval issued under this
chapter. The court may award appropriate relief, including a
temporary or permanent injunction, punitive damages, and assessment
of civil penalties considering the same penalty amounts and factors
as prescribed for the Secretary in an administrative case under
section 5123.
(b) Imminent Hazards. - (1) If the Secretary has reason to
believe that an imminent hazard exists, the Secretary may bring a
civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States -

(A) to suspend or restrict the transportation of the hazardous
material responsible for the hazard; or
(B) to eliminate or mitigate the hazard.
(2) On request of the Secretary, the Attorney General shall bring
an action under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c) Withholding of Clearance. - (1) If any owner, operator, or
individual in charge of a vessel is liable for a civil penalty
under section 5123 of this title or for a fine under section 5124
of this title, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that such
owner, operator, or individual in charge may be subject to such a
civil penalty or fine, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the
request of the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse
or revoke any clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection may be
granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to
the Secretary.