14 U.S.C. § 551 — Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard

submitted 4 years ago by Pub. L. 117-263 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 58 words · no verdicts yet

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The Commandant of the Coast Guard must provide and maintain markers for anchorage grounds for vessels in United States waters. The anchorage grounds must have been properly established under United States law.

Using the Coast Guard’s yearly appropriations, the Commandant of the Coast Guard must provide, establish, and maintain buoys or other suitable markers for vessel anchorage grounds in United States waters. The anchorage grounds must have been defined and established by proper authority under United States law.

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The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide, establish, and maintain, out of the annual appropriations for the Coast Guard, buoys or other suitable marks for marking anchorage grounds for vessels in waters of the United States, when such anchorage grounds have been defined and established by proper authority in accordance with the laws of the United States.

Source credit: (Added and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166, § 548; renumbered § 551, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7264(a)(1)(A), title LXXVII, § 7701(i)(1), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1739, 1836.)

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2022Enacted · Pub. L. 117-263 · 136 Stat. 4166
2025Amended · Pub. L. 119-60 · 139 Stat. 1739, 1836

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 117-263 on 2022-12-23.

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