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pation by relevant Federal agencies, state agencies, local governments, regional 

 organizations, port authorities, and other interested parties, both public and pri- 

 vate, such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 

 of this title. 



"penalties 



"Sec. 316. (a) Whoever violates any regulation which implements the provi- 

 sions of section 312(c) or section 313(a) of this title shall be liable to a civil 

 penalty, of not more than $10,000 for each such violation, to be assessed by the 

 Secretary. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. 



"(b) No penalty shall be assessed under this section until the person charged 

 shall have been given notice and an opportunity to be heard. For good cause 

 shown, the Secretary may remit or mitigate any such penalty. Upon failure of the 

 offending party to pay the penalty, as assessed or, when mitigated, as mitigated, 

 the Attorney General, at the request of the Secretary, shall commence action in 

 the appropriate district court of the United States to collect such penalty and to 

 seek other relief as may be appropriate. 



"(c) A vessel used in the violation of any regulation which implements the 

 provisions of section 312(c) of section 313(a) of this title shall be liable in rem 

 for any civil penalty assessed for such violation and may be proceeded against 

 in any district court of the United States having jurisdiction thereof. 



"(d) The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to restrain 

 violations of the regulations issued pursuant to this title. Actions shall be brought 

 by the Attorney General in the name of the United States, either on his own 

 initiative or at the request of the Secretary. 



' 'appropriation s 



"Sec. 317. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated — 



"(1) the sum of $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 and fiscal year 1974 and 

 $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 for grants under section 305 to remain available 

 until expended ; 



"(2) the sum of $18,000,000 for fiscal year 1974 and for fiscal year 1975 for 

 grants under section 306 to remain available until expended ; and 



"(3) the sum of $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1973 for grants under section 312 to 

 remain available until expended." 



"(b) There are also authorized to be appropriated such sums, not to exceed 

 $3,000,000, for fiscal year 1973 and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years, as 

 may be necessary for administrative expenses incident to the administration 

 of this title. 



The motion was agreed to. 



The Senate bil] was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 

 third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the table. 

 A similar House bill (PI.R. 14146) was laid on the table. 



