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33 U.S.C. 1509: Marine environmental protection and navigational safety

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

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 33 U.S.C. 1502, 33 U.S.C. 1503, 46 U.S.C. 70118.

5 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (5).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

1975Pub. L. 93-627created it

33 U.S.C. 1509Marine environmental protection and navigational safety

(a)Regulations and procedures

(b)Safety of property and life; regulations

(c)Marking of components; payment of cost

(d)Safety zones; designation; construction period; permitted activities

This CongressBills that change it or would

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past change
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This Congress

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

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–324, §507(a), inserted "and the provision of adequate opportunities for public involvement" after "international law" and substituted "shall prescribe and enforce procedures, either by regulation (for basic standards and conditions) or by the licensee's operations manual, w… (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

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.