Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/1437
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16 U.S. Code § 1437 - Enforcement | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 1437. Enforcement
16 U.S. Code § 1437. Enforcement
(b) Powers of authorized officersAny person who is authorized to enforce this chapter may—
arrest any person, if there is reasonable cause to believe that such person has committed an act prohibited by section 1436(3) of this title.
(2) PunishmentAny person that is guilty of an offense under this subsection—
Any vessel (including the vessel’s equipment, stores, and cargo) and other item used, and any sanctuary resource taken or retained, in any manner, in connection with or as a result of any violation of this chapter or of any regulation or permit issued under this chapter shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States pursuant to a civil proceeding under this subsection. The proceeds from forfeiture actions under this subsection shall constitute a separate recovery in addition to any amounts recovered as civil penalties under this section or as civil damages under section 1443 of this title. None of those proceeds shall be subject to set-off.
Notwithstanding any other law, amounts received by the United States as civil penalties, forfeitures of property, and costs imposed under paragraph (2) shall be retained by the Secretary in the manner provided for in section 9607(f)(1) of title 42.
The Secretary shall, whenever appropriate, use by agreement the personnel, services, and facilities of State and other Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, to carry out the Secretary’s responsibilities under this section.
(i)Coast Guard authority not limited
Nothing in this section shall be considered to limit the authority of the Coast Guard to enforce this or any other Federal law under section 89 [1] of title 14.
(Pub. L. 92–532, title III, § 307, as added Pub. L. 98–498, title I, § 102, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2302; amended Pub. L. 100–627, title II, § 207, Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3219; Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2107(a)–(c), (e), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5043, 5044; Pub. L. 104–283, § 9(c), Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3367; Pub. L. 106–513, § 8, Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2387.)
2000—Subsec. (b)(6). Pub. L. 106–513, § 8(a), added par. (6).
Subsecs. (c) to (f). Pub. L. 106–513, § 8(b), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsecs. (c) to (e) as (d) to (f), respectively. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 106–513, § 8(b), (c), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and inserted “electronic files,” after “books,”. Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsecs. (h) to (k). Pub. L. 106–513, § 8(b), redesignated subsecs. (g) to (j) as (h) to (k), respectively.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 106–513, § 8(c), added subsec. (l).
1992—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(a)(1), substituted “$100,000” for “$50,000”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(a)(2), struck out “and may be proceeded against in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction” after “assessed for such violation” and inserted at end “Such penalty shall constitute a maritime lien on the vessel and may be recovered in an action in rem in the district court of the United States having jurisdiction over the vessel.”
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(b), inserted at end “The proceeds from forfeiture actions under this subsection shall constitute a separate recovery in addition to any amounts recovered as civil penalties under this section or as civil damages under section 1443 of this title. None of those proceeds shall be subject to set-off.”
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(c), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “In general.—Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary may use amounts received under this section in the form of civil penalties, forfeitures of property, and costs imposed under paragraph (2) to pay—
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 102–587, § 2107(e), added subsec. (j).
Section 89 of title 14 redesignated section 522 of title 14 by Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 105(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4200, and references to section 89 of title 14 deemed to refer to such redesignated section, see section 123(b)(1) of Pub. L. 115–282, set out as a note preceding section 101 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Pub. L. 102–241, § 51, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2227, directed Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Commerce, not later than one year after Dec. 19, 1991, to submit to Congress a joint report describing methods by which Coast Guard enforcement efforts under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq., 1447 et seq., 33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq., 2801 et seq.) could be enhanced and coordinated with those of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.