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33 U.S.C. § 1515

Citizen civil action

United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective

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33 U.S.C. § 1515, Citizen civil action, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469185
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Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any person may commence a civil action for equitable relief on his own behalf, whenever such action constitutes a case or controversy— No civil action may be commenced— under subsection (a)(1) of this section— In any action under this section, the Secretary or the Attorney General, if not a party, may intervene as a matter of right. The Court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, may award costs of litigation (including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party whenever the court determines that such an award is appropriate. Nothing in this section shall restrict any right which any person (or class of persons) may have under any statute or common law to seek enforcement or to seek any other relief.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 93-627(H.R. 10701)1975-01-03
    Deepwater Port Act of 1974
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally