33 CFR 325.9 – Authority to determine jurisdiction
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District engineers are authorized to determine the area defined by the terms “navigable waters of the United States” and “waters of the United States” except:
Terms Used In 33 CFR 325.9
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) When a determination of navigability is made pursuant to 33 CFR 329.14 (division engineers have this authority); or
(b) When EPA makes a section 404 jurisdiction determination under its authority.