2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part I - State Boating Safety Programs (Sections 13101 - 13110)
Chapter 131 - Recreational Boating Safety (Sections 13101 - 13110)
Sec. 13109 - Consultation, cooperation, and regulation
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part I - State Boating Safety Programs CHAPTER 131 - RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY Sec. 13109 - Consultation, cooperation, and regulation |
| Contains | section 13109 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 597; Pub. L. 98-369, div. A, title X, §1011(g), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1013. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 597 98 Stat. 1013 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 98-369 |
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(a) In carrying out responsibilities under this chapter, the Secretary may consult with State and local governments, public and private agencies, organizations and committees, private industry, and other persons having an interest in boating safety.
(b) The Secretary may advise, assist, and cooperate with the States and other interested public and private agencies in planning, developing, and carrying out boating safety programs. Acting under section 141 of title 14, the Secretary shall ensure the fullest cooperation between the State and United States Government authorities in promoting boating safety by making agreements and other arrangements with States when possible. Subject to chapter 23 of title 14, the Secretary may make available, on request of a State, the services of members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary to assist the State in promoting boating safety on State waters.
(c) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 597; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title X, §1011(g), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1013.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 13109 | 46:1481 |
Section 13109 authorizes the Secretary to consult with State and local governments, public and private agencies, and any other persons that have an interest in boating safety.
This section also authorizes the Secretary to advise and assist the States and other public and private agencies in the planning and carrying out of their boating safety and facilities improvement programs.
AMENDMENTS1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–369 struck out "and facilities improvement" after "boating safety".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–369 struck out "and facilities improvement" after "and carrying out boating safety".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective Oct. 1, 1984, to apply with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1984, see section 1013 of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 13101 of this title.
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