150 
ER 1145-2-301 
1 July 68 
Whenever any arrest is made under the provisions of the Act, the person 
so arrested shall be brought before a commissioner, judge, or court of 
the United. States for examination of the offenses alleged against him. 
Such commissioner, judge, or court shall proceed as authorized by law 
in case of crimes against the United States. Similar authority is 
provided by section 7 of the Oil Pollution Act, 1924 (43 Stat. 605; 
33 U.S.C. 436), except that the words "officers of the Customs and 
Coast Guard of the United States" are substituted for the words "the 
United States collectors of customs and other revenue officers." 
e. Each District Engineer will take notice of any violation 
of the laws for the protection of navigable waters and the works of 
improvement therein that may occur in his district and will take the 
necessary steps to secure enforcement of the law. Whenever any violation 
of any of these provisions of law comes to his attention he will in- 
vestigate carefully the circumstances of the case and will determine the 
amount of the damages for which the parties committing the violation 
are responsible under section 16 of the Act. He will advise the 
responsible parties to remove the illegal structure or deposit or to 
repair the damage at their own expense within a time specified by him. 
When there is reasonable doubt as to legal liability or the facts do 
not appear to warrant legal action, the District Engineer will report 
the case to the Chief of Engineers for decision before communicating 
with the responsible parties. When the damage must be repaired within 
a reasonable time, if the responsible parties so request in writing and 
if, when considered advisable by the District Engineer to protect the 
interests of the United States, they furnish a satisfactory bond or 
other guaranty, he may cause the repairs to be made by employees of the 
United States and then call upon the responsible parties to pay over to 
him the cost of the damages when finally ascertained. Where the damage 
is not to be repaired within a reasonable time, the District Engineer 
will make final settlement with the responsible parties as promptly as 
possible by collecting the estimated amount of the damages. All sums 
so received will be deposited promptly to the credit of the Treasurer 
of the United States for recredit to the appropriation affected and 
will be accounted for in the District Engineer's money accounts by 
proper vouchers. With reference to the method of ascertaining, the 
amount of the damages under section 16 of the Act, a distinction should 
be made between cases involving property that should be repaired and 
those involving property that should be abandoned. In the former 
cases the amount of the damages should be the total cost of repairs, 
less any salvage value and any enhanced value. In the latter cases, 
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