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ing party to pay an assessed penalty, the Attorney General, at the request of the 

 Secretary, shall commence action in the appropriate district court of the United 

 States to collect the penalty and to seek such other relief as may be appropriate. 



"(c) A vessel used in the violation of a regulation issued pursuant to 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 jurisdic- 

 tion thereof. 



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

 a violation of the regulations issued pursuant to this title, and to grant .such 

 other relief as may be appropriate. 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. 



"Sec. 404. For the purposes of this title, the terms 'coastal and estuarine zone', 

 'coastal State", 'Secretary', 'estuary', and 'estuarine sanctuary' shall have the 

 same meanings as specified in section 304 of title III of this Act. 



