14 U.S.C. § 552 — Discontinuance of aid to navigation

(a) General.—Within 180 days after this section’s enactment, the Secretary must establish a process for discontinuing an aid to navigation, other than a seasonal or temporary aid, that the Coast Guard established, maintains, or operates. (b) Requirement.—The process must include procedures (1) to notify the public about any such discontinuance and (2) to guard against a discontinuance that could compromise mariners’ or the public’s safety or hinder maritime operational readiness, including food security and maritime transportation. (c) Consultation.—When establishing the process, the Secretary must consult and consider recommendations from (1) the Navigation Safety Advisory Council and (2), for Coast Guard aids located in a State’s coastal or inland waterways, that State’s public and relevant stakeholders, including (A) State agencies; (B) State, local, and Tribal law-enforcement, fire, and emergency-response agencies; (C) Indian Tribes; (D) ports; (E) pilots; (F) harbormasters; (G) commercial and recreational fishermen, including fishing associations; (H) ferry operators; (I) marina operators; (J) recreational boaters; (K) passenger-vessel operators; and (L) coastal residents. (d) Notification.—Within 30 days after establishing the process, the Secretary must notify the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure about the process.