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33 U.S.C. 1508: Adjacent coastal States

Created in 1975 by Public Law 93-627. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 1502, 33 U.S.C. 1503.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2023

    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3514(k)(6)(A), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3514(k)(6)(B)(i), inserted subsec. heading. (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3514(k)(6)(B)(i), (ii), inserted par. (1) heading, designated first sentence par. (1) as subpar. (A), inserted subpar. heading, and substituted "Not later than 10 days after the date on which the Secretary designates adjacent coastal States under subsection (a) with… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 118–31, §3514(k)(6)(B)(iii), inserted heading and, in text, substituted "Any other State with an interest relating to a deepwater port proposed in an application" for "Any other interested State" and "the deepwater port" for "a deepwater port". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024) Law text · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.