Dumping permit program for dredged material
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Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS > CHAPTER 27—OCEAN DUMPING > SUBCHAPTER I—REGULATION
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Subject to the provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section, the Secretary may issue permits, after notice and opportunity for public hearings, for the transportation of dredged material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters, where the Secretary determines that the dumping will not unreasonably degrade or endanger human health, welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities.
( Pub. L. 92–532, title I, § 103 , Oct. 23, 1972 , 86 Stat. 1055 ; Pub. L. 102–580, title V , §§ 504, 506(b), Oct. 31, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4866 , 4869.)
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