46 U.S.C. § 3717
Marine safety information system
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 3717, Marine safety information system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487528
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The Secretary shall establish a marine safety information system that shall contain information about each vessel to which this chapter applies that operates on the navigable waters of the United States, or that transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place under the jurisdiction of the United States. In acquiring this information, the Secretary shall make full use of publicly available information. The Secretary may by regulation require the vessel to provide information that the Secretary considers necessary to carry out this subsection, including—
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.
- An act to revise, consolidate, and enact certain laws related to vessels and seamen as subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping".House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally