The successful defense of an oil company in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice under the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to recover clean up costs associated with an oil spill upon
the navigable waters of the United States.
The Longshore and Harbor Workers» Compensation Act provides coverage for employees engaged in maritime work who are injured on
navigable waters of the U.S. or in adjoining areas customarily used in loading, unloading, repairing, or building a vessel.
If you, or a friend or loved one has been seriously injured in a work related accident on
the navigable waters of the U.S., we are here to help with your claim.
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 was passed by Congress to regulate marine commerce in the intercoastal, boundary, and all other
navigable waters of the United States.
Prohibits transportation within
the navigable waters of the state of crude oil produced from the federal waters, designated as the «North Atlantic Planning Area».
It amends an existing law that lets the state Department of Environmental Conservation work with the Department of State and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to set «conditions for petroleum - bearing vessels to enter or move upon
navigable waters of the state, as well as «tanker avoidance zones»» on the lower Hudson River.
The bill amends existing law to allow the state Department of Environmental Conservation to work with the state Department of State and the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to set «conditions for petroleum - bearing vessels to enter or move upon
navigable waters of the state, as well as tanker avoidance zones.»
Not exact matches
For example, this government has slashed laws on environmental assessments, fisheries and protection
of navigable waters (see examples below).
Construction in
navigable waters requires permits from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, said Paul Mohrhardt, a corps planning branch chief in Chicago, who added that the park district has not yet applied for such permits.
Agricultural practices conducted on farmland shall not violate the public policy
of Erie county if such agricultural practices are: (i) reasonable and necessary to the particular farm or farm operation; (ii) conducted in a manner which is not negligent or reckless; (iii) conducted in conformity with generally accepted agricultural practices; (iv) conducted in conformity with all local, state and federal laws, ordinances and regulations; (v) conducted in a manner which does not constitute a threat to public health and safety or cause injury to health and safety
of any person; and (vi) conducted in a manner which does not unreasonably obstruct the free passage or use
of navigable waters or public roadways.
Rep. Faso Vote Record Tracking Rep. Faso in the Age
of Trump fivethirtyeight.com Pesticides Regulations — Vote Passed (256 - 165, 9 Not Voting) The bill would generally prohibit EPA and states from requiring that entities applying pesticides near
navigable waters must first obtain a permit under the Clean
Water Act, if the application is authorized under -LSB-...]
Lake Titicaca is South America's largest lake and the world highest
navigable body
of water.
This lake, located in the Andes Mountains on the border between Peru and Bolivia, is the world's highest
navigable body
of water.
Explore the
waters of El Nido, where tropical fish swarm around the coral reefs, go diving in the azure ocean off
of Linapacan Island, or bravely swim through the world's longest underground
navigable river.
With over 500 - square miles
of navigable waters, the San Francisco Bay and its tributaries are the Bay Area's largest open space.
If you have the time, pass a few days relaxing in the Sacred Valley or the Colca Canyon — or take a trip to Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America and the world's highest
navigable body
of water.
Bushman's river is one
of the longest
navigable rivers in the country and is great for all forms
of water sports.
Kauai's geography is unique in the sense that it is the only island that has a
water world
of navigable rivers that descend from the mountains to the sea.
Bushaman's river is one
of the longest
navigable rivers in the country and is great for all forms
of water sports.
Leading ice experts in Europe and the United States for the first time have agreed that a ring
of navigable waters has opened all around the fringes
of the cap
of sea ice drifting on the warming Arctic Ocean.
At the federal level, the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers has to issue permits to «dredge or fill materials» into waterways and wetlands and must approve any construction in or over «
navigable waters.»
I've always been fascinated by the thought
of early seafarers such as Frobisher, Davis etc in the 16th c, in ungainly, vulnerable, wooden ships that could not go an inch to windward whereby on average, 50 %
of the
navigable water was denied them, poking about the arctic with a view to navigating through to the East Indies.
There is excepted from the operation
of sections 3 and 4 all
of the oil and gas mineral rights for lands beneath the
navigable waters that are located within the expanded offshore State seaward boundaries established under this Act.
«UNITED STATES SENATE REPORT: From Preventing Pollution
of Navigable and Interstate Waters to Regulating Farm Fields, Puddles and Dry Land: A Senate Report on the Expansion
of Jurisdiction Claimed by the Army Corps
of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean
Water Act» (PDF), United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, September 20, 2016.
Scott Pruitt and other Republican AGs continue to challenge EPA attempts to regulate wetlands, including farm ponds, as «
navigable waterways» through obscenely contorted interpretations
of the Clean
Water Act.
These statutes banned the discharge
of pollutants into America's
navigable waters and contained a bounty provision allowing the person who reported the violator to keep half
of the penalty charged.
This makes it imperative that if you were injured in the course
of employment in U.S.
navigable waters, you must file a claim with a supervisor and / or employer as soon as possible.
Anyone who works on
navigable water and contributes to the work
of vessel for at least 30 %
of their work time in
navigable water are usually protected under The Jones Act.
Some considerations include the amount
of time spent on the vessel in
navigable waters (those who spend less than 30 percent
of their time at sea aren't eligible).
Maritime law, also known as admiralty law, governs how a vessel should behave while out in open sea and handles legal disputes arising on
navigable waters or bodies
of water used for interstate or international commerce.
«When the death
of a person is caused by the wrongful act, negligence, default, or breach
of contract or warranty
of any person, including those occurring on
navigable waters, and the event would have entitled the person injured to maintain an action and recover damages if death had not ensued, the person or watercraft that would have been liable in damages if death had not ensued shall be liable for damages as specified in this act notwithstanding the death
of the person injured, although death was caused under circumstances constituting a felony.»
This act has been renamed the Canadian
Navigable Water Act, and it provides a comprehensive definition of navigable waters, which includes a body of water that is used as a means of transport or travel for Indigenous peoples of Canada exercising their Aboriginal and Treat
Navigable Water Act, and it provides a comprehensive definition of navigable waters, which includes a body of water that is used as a means of transport or travel for Indigenous peoples of Canada exercising their Aboriginal and Treaty ri
Water Act, and it provides a comprehensive definition
of navigable waters, which includes a body of water that is used as a means of transport or travel for Indigenous peoples of Canada exercising their Aboriginal and Treat
navigable waters, which includes a body
of water that is used as a means of transport or travel for Indigenous peoples of Canada exercising their Aboriginal and Treaty ri
water that is used as a means
of transport or travel for Indigenous peoples
of Canada exercising their Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
The Act maintains the use
of the term «work» however, rather than taking a broader approach that includes processes or actions that may affect
navigable water such as
water withdrawal and flow regulation.
Plaintiffs alleged that defendants were in violation
of the CWA because defendant (or «Kinder Morgan») discharged pollutants into
navigable waters without obtaining a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System («NPDES») permit.
Many bodies
of water are
navigable, and the bed
of navigable waters belongs to the province.
NAR and others supported the Supreme Court decisions to reject federal agency attempts to assert jurisdiction beyond
navigable waters to all
waters based on theories like the presence
of migratory birds.
It was originally designed to provide federal protection to
navigable waters and those used for interstate commerce, but the limits
of that protection were never clear.