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46 U.S.C. 9302: Great Lakes pilots required

Created in 1983 by Public Law 98-89. Changed by 2 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 46 U.S.C. 9308.

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

1996Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996

1990Pub. L. 101-380

1983Pub. L. 98-89created it

46 U.S.C. 9302Great Lakes pilots required

(2)The President shall make water designations under this subsection with regard…

(a)(1) Except as provided in subsections (d), (e), and (f) of this section, each…changed

(b)A member of the complement of a vessel of the United States operating on…

(c)The authority extended under subsections (a) and (b) of this section to a…

(d)A vessel may be operated on the United States waters of the Great Lakes without…

(e)A Canadian vessel regularly operating on the Great Lakes or between ports on…

(f)A documented vessel regularly operating on the Great Lakes or between ports on…

(g)Newnew

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026law

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · became law · changed (a), (g)

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–324, §1115(b)(5), substituted "subsections (d), (e), and (f)" for "subsections (d) and (e)". (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–324, §1115(b)(6), substituted "subsection (a)" for "subsections (a) and (b)". (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
Pub. L. 104–324, §1115(b)(7), added subsec. (f). (Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996) Law text · (f)

1990

Pub. L. 101–380 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: "An individual of a vessel licensed for navigation on the Great Lakes under section 7101 of this title, or equivalent provisions of Canadian law, and qualified for the route being navigated,… · (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.