33 U.S.C. § 1371 | Authority under other laws and regulations

(a)

Impairment of authority or functions of officials and agencies; treaty provisions

March 3, 189930 Stat. 1112 section 1344 of this title section 403 of this titleThis chapter shall not be construed as (1) limiting the authority or functions of any officer or agency of the United States under any other law or regulation not inconsistent with this chapter; (2) affecting or impairing the authority of the Secretary of the Army (A) to maintain navigation or (B) under the Act of , (); except that any permit issued under shall be conclusive as to the effect on water quality of any discharge resulting from any activity subject to , or (3) affecting or impairing the provisions of any treaty of the United States.

(b)

Discharges of pollutants into navigable waters

36 Stat. 593 33 U.S.C. 421 25 Stat. 209 33 U.S.C. 441–451bDischarges of pollutants into the navigable waters subject to the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1910 (; ) and the Supervisory Harbors Act of 1888 (; ) shall be regulated pursuant to this chapter, and not subject to such Act of 1910 and the Act of 1888 except as to effect on navigation and anchorage.

(c)

Action of the Administrator deemed major Federal action; construction of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(1)

section 1281 of this title section 1342 of this title section 1316 of this title 83 Stat. 852 42 U.S.C. 4321 Except for the provision of Federal financial assistance for the purpose of assisting the construction of publicly owned treatment works as authorized by , and the issuance of a permit under for the discharge of any pollutant by a new source as defined in , no action of the Administrator taken pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 () [ et seq.]; and

(2)

83 Stat. 852 Nothing in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 () shall be deemed to—

(A)

section 1341 of this title authorize any Federal agency authorized to license or permit the conduct of any activity which may result in the discharge of a pollutant into the navigable waters to review any effluent limitation or other requirement established pursuant to this chapter or the adequacy of any certification under ; or

(B)

authorize any such agency to impose, as a condition precedent to the issuance of any license or permit, any effluent limitation other than any such limitation established pursuant to this chapter.

(d)

Consideration of international water pollution control agreements

Notwithstanding this chapter or any other provision of law, the Administrator (1) shall not require any State to consider in the development of the ranking in order of priority of needs for the construction of treatment works (as defined in subchapter II of this chapter), any water pollution control agreement which may have been entered into between the United States and any other nation, and (2) shall not consider any such agreement in the approval of any such priority ranking.

June 30, 1948, ch. 758 Pub. L. 92–500, § 2Oct. 18, 197286 Stat. 893 Pub. L. 93–243, § 3Jan. 2, 197487 Stat. 1069(, title V, § 511, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

March 3, 1899act Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 425 30 Stat. 1121 section 686 of this titleAct of , referred to in subsec. (a), is , , which enacted sections 401, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, 409, 411 to 416, 418, 502, 549, and 687 of this title and amended . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

act June 23, 1910, ch. 359 36 Stat. 593The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1910, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means , .

act June 29, 1888, ch. 496 25 Stat. 209The Supervisory Harbors Act of 1888, referred to in subsec. (b), probably means , , which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 441 et seq.) of chapter 9 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Pub. L. 91–190Jan. 1, 197083 Stat. 852 section 4321 of Title 42The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Amendments

Pub. L. 93–2431974—Subsec. (d). added subsec. (d).