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114 STAT. 2763A-322 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX D to issue a compliance order under this subsection. Any action under subsection (h) may be brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which the defendant is located or resides or is doing business, and such court shall have jurisdiction to restrain such violation and to require compliance. Notice of the commencement of such action shall be given immediately to the State of Alaska. SEC. 1410. DESIGNATION OF CRUISE VESSEL NO-DISCHARGE ZONES. If the State of Alaska determines that the protection and enhancement of the quality of some or all of the waters of the Alexander Archipelago or the navigable waters of the United States within the State of Alaska or within the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve require greater environmental protection, the State of Alaska may petition the Administrator to prohibit the discharge of gra3rwater and sewage from cruise vessels operating in such waters. The establishment of such a prohibition shall be achieved in the same manner as the petitioning process and prohibition of the discharge of sewage pursuant to section 312(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. SEC. 1411. SAVINGS CLAUSE. (a) Nothing in this title shall be construed as restricting, affecting, or amending any other law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, or agency of the United States. (b) Nothing in this title shall in any way affect or restrict, or be construed to affect or restrict, the authority of the State of Alaska or any political subdivision thereof— (1) to impose additional liability or additional requirements; or (2) to impose, or determine the amount of a fine or penalty (whether criminal or civil in nature) for any violation of law; relating to the discharge of sewage (whether treated or untreated) or gra5rwater in the waters of the Alexander Archipelago and the navigable waters of the United States within the State of Alaska or within the Kachemsik Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. SEC. 1412. REGULATIONS. The Secretary and the Administrator each may prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. SEC. 1413. INFORMATION GATHERING AUTHORITY. The authority of sections 308(a) and (b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, shall be available to the Administrator to carry out the provisions of this title. The Administrator and the Secretary shall minimize, to the extent practicable, duplication of or inconsistency with the inspection, sampling, testing, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements established by the Secretary under section 1406 of this title. SEC. 1414. DEFINITIONS. In this title: (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.