33 U.S.C. § 1362
Definitions
United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective
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- 33 U.S.C. § 1362, Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469099
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Except as otherwise specifically provided, when used in this chapter:
The term “coastal recreation waters” means—
The term “coastal recreation waters” does not include—
The term “floatable material” includes—
The term “recreational vessel” means any vessel that is—
The term “recreational vessel” does not include a vessel that is subject to Coast Guard inspection and that—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Clean Water Act of 1977House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Water Quality Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Ocean Dumping Ban Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
- Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Energy Policy Act of 2005
- Clean Boating Act of 2008House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014
- Water Infrastructure Improvement ActHouse: 351–10Senate: no recorded tally