46 U.S.C. § 4304
Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 4304, Importation of nonconforming vessels and equipment, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487544
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The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury may authorize by joint regulations the importation of any nonconforming recreational vessel or associated equipment on conditions, including providing a bond, that will ensure that the recreational vessel or associated equipment will be brought into conformity with applicable safety regulations and standards of the Government before the vessel or equipment is operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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