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of beach erosion and shore protection for provisions which 

 required the civilian members to be selected with regard 

 to their special fitness from among the State agencies 

 cooperating with the Department of the Army, and pro- 

 visions authorizing payment of civilian members at 

 rates not to exceed 9100 a day, for not more than 30 days 

 per annum, for provisions which required the States to 

 pay the salaries of the civilian members. 



§426-1. Coastal Engineering Research Center; estab- 

 lishment; powers and functions. 



There shall be established under the Chief of 

 Engineers. United States Army, a Coastal Engineer- 

 ing Research Center which, except as hereinafter 

 provided in section 426-3 of this title, shall be vested 

 with all the functions of the Beach Erosion Board, 

 including the authority to make general investiga- 

 tions as provided in section 426a of this titl.\ and 

 such additional functions as the Chief of Engineers 

 may assign. (Pub. L. 88-172, § 1, Nov. 7, 1963. 77 

 Stat. 304.) 



§ 426-2. Board on Coastal Engineering Research. 



The functions of the Coastal Engineering Re- 

 search Center established by section 426-1 of this 

 title, shall be conducted with the guidance and 

 advice of a Board on Coastal Engineering Research, 

 constituted by the Chief of Engineers in the same 

 manner as the present Beach Erosion Board. 

 (Pub, L. 88-172, § 2. Nov. 7, 1963. 77 Stat. 305.) 



§ 426-3. Transfer of functions of Beach Erosion Board. 

 All functions of the Beach Erosion Board per- 

 taining to review of reports of investigations made 

 concerning erosion of the shores of coastal and 

 lake waters, and the protection of such shores, are 

 hereby transferred to the Board established by sec- 

 tion 541 of this title, referred to as the Board of 

 Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. (Pub. L. 88-172. 

 I 3. Nov. 7, 1963, 77 Stat. 305.) 



§ 426a. Additional investigations concerning erosion 

 of shores of coastal and lake waters; payment of 

 costs; definition of shores. 



In addition to participating in cooperative investi- 

 gations and studies with agencies of the various 

 States as authorized in section 426 of this title, it 

 shall be the duty of the Chief of Engineers, tnrough 

 the Coastal Engineering Research Center, to make 

 general investigations with a view to preventing ero- 

 sion of the shores of the United States by waves and 

 currents and determining the most suitable methods 

 for the protection, restoration, and development of 

 beaches; and to publish from time to time such use- 

 ful data and information concerning the erosion and 

 protection of beaches and shore lines as the Center 

 and to publish from time to time such useful data 

 and information concerning the erosion and pro- 

 tection of beaches and shore lines as the Board 

 may deem to be of value to the people of the United 

 States. The cost of the general investigations au- 

 thorized by sections 426a to 426d of this title shall be 

 borne wholly by the United States. As used in said 

 sections, the word "shores" includes the shore line."-, 

 of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mex- 

 ico, the Great Lakes. Lake Champlain. and estuaries 

 and bays directly connected therewith. (July 31. 

 1945. ch 334. § 1. 59 Stat. 508.) 



NEW YORK HARBOR. HARBOR OF HAMPTON 

 ROADS. AND HARBOR OP BALTIMORE 



§441. Deposit of refuse prohibited; penalty. 



The placing, discharging, or depositing, by any 

 process or in any manner, of refuse, dirt, ashes, cin- 

 ders, mud. sand, dredgings. sludge, acid, or any other 

 matter of any kind, other than that flowing from 

 streets, sewers, and passing therefrom in a liquid 

 state, in the waters of any harbor subject to sections 

 441 to 45lb of this title, within the limits which shall 

 be prescribed by the supervisor of the harbor, is 

 strictly forbidden, and every such act is made a mis- 

 demeanor, and every person engaged in or who shall 

 aid. abet, authorize, or instigate a violation of this 

 section, shall, upon conviction, be punishable by fine 

 or imprisonment, or both, such fine to be not less 

 than $250 nor more than $2,500, and the imprison- 

 ment to be not less than thirty days nor more than 

 one year, either or both united, as the judge before 

 whom conviction is obtained shall decide, one-half of 

 said fine to be paid to the person or persons giving 

 information which shall lead to conviction of this 

 misdemeanor. (June 29, 1888. ch. 496, § 1, 25 Stat. 

 209; Aug. 28. 1958. Pub. L. 85-802. § 1 (1). 72 Stat. 



970.) 



Amendments 



1958 — Pub. L. 85-802 substituted "waters of any harbor 

 subject to sections 441 — 451b of this title." for "tidal 

 waters of the harbor of New York, or its adjacent or tribu- 

 tary waters, or in those of long Island Sound.", 



§ 442. Liability of officers of towing vessel. 



Any and every master and engineer, or person or 

 persons acting in such capacity, respectively, on 

 board of any boat or vessel, who shall knowingly 

 engage in towing any scow. boat, or vessel loaded 

 with any such prohibited matter to any point or 

 place of deposit, or discharge in the waters of any 

 harbor subject to sections 441 to 451b of this title, or 

 to any point or place elsewhere than within the 

 limits defined and permitted by the supervisor of the 

 harbor, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of sec- 

 tion 441 of this title, and shall, upon conviction, be 

 punishable as provided for offenses in violation of 

 section 441 of this title, and shall also have his license 

 revoked or suspended for a term to be fixed by the 

 judge before whom tried and convicted. (June 29, 

 1888, ch. 496, § 2, 25 Stat. 209: Aug. 28. 1958, Pub. L. 

 85-802, § 1 (2), 72 Stat. 970.) 



Amendments 



1958 — Pub. L 85-802 substituted "any harbor subject 

 to section 441 — 451b of this title" for "the harbor of New 

 York, or in its adjacent or tributary waters, or in those 

 of Long Island Sound", and eliminated "hereinafter men- 

 tioned" following "supervisor of the harbor". 



§443. Permit for dumping; penalty for taking or tow- 

 ing boat or scow without permit. 



In all cases of leceiving en board of any scows 

 or boats such forbidden matter or substance as de- 

 scribed in section 441 of this title, the owner or 

 master, or person acting in such capacity on board 



