46 U.S.C. § 4306
Federal preemption
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 46 U.S.C. § 4306, Federal preemption, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487546
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:487546@1- SHA-256
29b4714d9ccb99f6412b3242a09891e50749f1f69b8532b6213c3cc3c19acf46
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Unless permitted by the Secretary under section 4305 of this title, a State or political subdivision of a State may not establish, continue in effect, or enforce a law or regulation establishing a recreational vessel or associated equipment performance or other safety standard or imposing a requirement for associated equipment (except insofar as the State or political subdivision may, in the absence of the Secretary’s disapproval, regulate the carrying or use of marine safety articles to meet uniquely hazardous conditions or circumstances within the State) that is not identical to a regulation prescribed under section 4302 of this title.
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