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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 70035"
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description: "Investigatory powers"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "700"
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chapter_name: "PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY"
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section: "70035"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 70035"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 70035 - Investigatory powers
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## Text
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(a) Secretary.— The Secretary may investigate any incident, accident, or act involving the loss or destruction of, or damage to, any structure subject to subchapters I through III and this subchapter, or that affects or may affect the safety or environmental quality of the ports, harbors, or navigable waters of the United States.
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(b) Powers.— In an investigation under this section, the Secretary may issue subpoenas to require the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents or other evidence relating to such incident, accident, or act. If any person refuses to obey a subpoena, the Secretary may request the Attorney General to invoke the aid of the appropriate district court of the United States to compel compliance with the subpoena. Any district court of the United States may, in the case of refusal to obey a subpoena, issue an order requiring compliance with the subpoena, and failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as contempt. Witnesses may be paid fees for travel and attendance at rates not exceeding those allowed in a district court of the United States.
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(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 401(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4262; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(a)(8), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4753.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “I through III” for “A through C”.
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