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CHAPTER 700— PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER I— VESSEL OPERATIONS
§ 70001. Vessel traffic services - (a) In General.—Subject to the requirements of section 70004, the...
§ 70002. Special powers - (1) the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe such vessel...
§ 70003. Port access routes - (a) Authority To Designate.—Except as provided in subsection (b) and...
§ 70004. Considerations by Secretary - (1) take into account all relevant factors concerning navigation and...
§ 70005. International agreements - (a) Transmittal of Regulations.—The Secretary shall transmit, via the Secretary...
§ 70006. Establishment by Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating of anchorage grounds and regulations generally - (a) In General.—The Secretary of Homeland Security is authorized, empowered,...
§ 70007. Anchorage grounds - (a) Anchorage Grounds.—(1) Establishment.—The Secretary of the department in which...
SUBCHAPTER II— PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY
§ 70011. Waterfront safety - (a) In General.—The Secretary may take such action as is...
§ 70012. Navigational hazards - (a) Reporting Procedure.—The Secretary shall establish a program to encourage...
§ 70013. Requirement to notify Coast Guard of release of objects into the navigable waters of the United States - (a) Requirement.—As soon as a person has knowledge of any...
§ 70014. Aiming laser pointer at vessel - (a) Prohibition.—It shall be unlawful to cause the beam of...
SUBCHAPTER III— CONDITION FOR ENTRY INTO PORTS IN THE UNITED STATES
§ 70021. Conditions for entry to ports in the United States - (a) In General.—No vessel that is subject to chapter 37...
§ 70022. Prohibition on entry and operation - (a) Prohibition.—(1) In general.—Except as otherwise provided in this section,...
SUBCHAPTER IV— DEFINITIONS, REGULATIONS, ENFORCEMENT, INVESTIGATORY POWERS, APPLICABILITY
§ 70031. Definitions - (1) The term “marine environment” means—(A) the navigable waters of...
§ 70032. Saint Lawrence Seaway - The authority granted to the Secretary under sections 70001, 70002,...
§ 70033. Limitation on application to foreign vessels - (1) innocent passage through the territorial sea of the United...
§ 70034. Regulations - (a) In General.—In accordance with section 553 of title 5,...
§ 70035. Investigatory powers - (a) Secretary.—The Secretary may investigate any incident, accident, or act...
§ 70036. Enforcement - (a) Civil Penalty.—(1) In general.—Any person who is found by...
SUBCHAPTER V— REGATTAS AND MARINE PARADES
§ 70041. Regattas and marine parades - (a) In General.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard may issue...
SUBCHAPTER VI— REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES
§ 70051. Regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels during national emergency - Whenever the President by proclamation or Executive order declares a...
§ 70052. Seizure and forfeiture of vessel; fine and imprisonment - (a) In General.—If any owner, agent, master, officer, or person...
§ 70053. Enforcement provisions - The President may employ such departments, agencies, officers, or instrumentalities...
§ 70054. Definitions - (1) United states.—The term “United States” includes all territory and...
CHAPTER 701— PORT SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL
§ 70101. Definitions - (1) The term “Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means an...
§ 70102. United States facility and vessel vulnerability assessments - (a) Initial Assessments.—The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of vessel...
[§ 70102a. Repealed. [LXXXV], § 8507(d)(1), , ] -
§ 70103. Maritime transportation security plans - (a) National Maritime Transportation Security Plan.—(1) The Secretary shall prepare...
§ 70104. Transportation security incident response - (a) Facility and Vessel Response Plans.—The Secretary shall—(1) establish security...
§ 70105. Transportation worker identification credentials - (a) Prohibition.—(1) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to prevent an...
§ 70106. Deployable, specialized forces - (a) Establishment.—(1) In general.—To enhance the domestic maritime security capability...
§ 70107. Grants - (a) In General.—The Secretary shall establish a grant program for...
[§ 70107A. Repealed. , , ] -
§ 70108. Foreign port assessment - (a) In General.—The Secretary shall assess the effectiveness of the...
§ 70109. Notifying foreign authorities - (a) In General.—Unless the Secretary finds that a port in...
§ 70110. Actions and assistance for foreign ports or facilities and United States territories - (a) In General.—Unless the Secretary finds that a foreign port...
§ 70111. Enhanced crewmember identification - (a) Requirement.—Not later than 1 year after the date of...
§ 70112. Maritime Security Advisory Committees - (a) National Maritime Security Advisory Committee.—(1) Establishment.—There is established a...
§ 70113. Maritime intelligence - (a) In General.—The Secretary shall implement a system to collect,...
§ 70114. Automatic identification systems - (a) System Requirements.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the following vessels,...
§ 70115. Long-range vessel tracking system - Not later than , the Secretary shall, consistent with international...
§ 70116. Port, harbor, and coastal facility security - (a) General Authority.—The Secretary may take actions described in subsection...
[§ 70117. Repealed. , , ] -
§ 70118. Enforcement by State and local officers - (a) In General.—Any State or local government law enforcement officer...
§ 70119. Civil penalty - (a) In General.—Any person that violates this chapter or any...
§ 70120. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs - (a) Civil Penalties.—Any vessel operated in violation of this chapter...
§ 70121. Withholding of clearance - (a) Refusal or Revocation of Clearance.—If any owner, agent, master,...
§ 70122. Waterway Watch Program - (a) Program Established.—There is hereby established, within the Coast Guard,...
§ 70123. Mobile biometric identification - (a) In General.—Within one year after the date of the...
§ 70124. Regulations - Unless otherwise provided, the Secretary may issue regulations necessary to...
§ 70125. Port security training for facility security officers - (a) Facility Security Officers.—The Secretary shall establish comprehensive facility security...
SUBCHAPTER II— PORT SECURITY ZONES
§ 70131. Definitions - (1) Law enforcement agency.—The term “law enforcement agency” means an...
§ 70132. Credentialing standards, training, and certification for State and local support for the enforcement of security zones for the transportation of especially hazardous cargo - (a) Standard.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish, by...
CHAPTER 703— MARITIME SECURITY
§ 70301. Definitions - (1) Common carrier.—The term “common carrier” has the meaning given...
§ 70302. International measures for seaport and vessel security - (1) seaport screening of cargo and baggage similar to that...
§ 70303. Security standards at foreign ports - (a) General Requirements.—The Secretary shall develop and implement a plan...
§ 70304. Travel advisories on security at foreign ports - (a) General Requirements.—On being notified by the Secretary that the...
§ 70305. Suspension of passenger services - (a) General Authority.—Whenever the President determines that a foreign nation...
§ 70306. Report on terrorist threats - (a) Content.—The Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress...
CHAPTER 705— MARITIME DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 70501. Findings and declarations - Congress finds and declares that (1) trafficking in controlled substances...
§ 70502. Definitions - (a) Application of Other Definitions.—The definitions in section 102 of...
§ 70503. Prohibited acts - (a) Prohibitions.—While on board a covered vessel, an individual may...
§ 70504. Jurisdiction and venue - (a) Jurisdiction.—Jurisdiction of the United States with respect to a...
§ 70505. Failure to comply with international law as a defense - A person charged with violating , or against whom a...
§ 70506. Penalties - (a) Violations.—A person violating paragraph (1) of section 70503(a) of...
§ 70507. Forfeitures - (a) In General.—Property described in section 511(a) of the Comprehensive...
§ 70508. Operation of submersible vessel or semi-submersible vessel without nationality - (a) In General.—An individual may not operate by any means...