33 U.S.C. § 1416 — Relationship to other laws

(a) After this subchapter takes effect, any other license, permit, or authorization that claims to allow an activity regulated by this subchapter is void, whether issued before or after that date.
(b) This does not affect actions taken before the effective date under the amended Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
(c) Before issuing a permit, if the Administrator thinks disposing of material other than dredged material could harm navigation in United States territorial waters or harbor approaches, or could create an artificial island on the Outer Continental Shelf, the Administrator must consult the Secretary. No permit may issue if the Secretary finds navigation would be unreasonably impaired.
(d) (1) Except as this subsection expressly says, a State may adopt or enforce requirements for dumping materials into ocean waters within its jurisdiction. (2) For a Federal project, a State may not impose a stricter requirement if the Administrator finds it lacks relevant scientific support for protecting human health, aquatic resources, or the environment; is arbitrary or capricious; or is not applied to all projects regardless of Federal, State, or private participation, and the Secretary of the Army agrees. (3) The President may exempt a Federal project from a State dumping requirement when doing so is in the paramount interest of the United States. (4) A State must apply its dumping requirements without considering where the material came from.
(e) This subchapter does not affect any provision of the amended Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
(f) Despite the dredged-material exclusion in section 1412(a), dredged material dumped in Long Island Sound from a Federal project, under Federal authorization, or from a non-Federal dredging project exceeding 25,000 cubic yards must comply with this subchapter.
(g) This Act does not limit anyone’s right to seek damages or enforce a State-law standard or limitation, including State common law, or to seek damages under another Federal law, including maritime tort law, for noncompliance with this Act or a permit.