Federal · Title 46 — Shipping

46 U.S.C. § 55336: Civil penalty

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After notice and an opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary of Transportation may impose a civil penalty of not more than $1,000,000 on the owner of an American Great Lakes vessel for any act for which the designation may be revoked under section 55335 of this title .

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