2017 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - Regular Coast Guard
Chapter 17 - Administration
Sec. 675 - Small boat station closures
| 14 U.S.C. § 675 (2017) |
| §675. Small boat station closures |
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(a) Closures.—The Secretary may not close a Coast Guard multimission small boat station or subunit unless the Secretary— (1) determines that— (A) remaining search and rescue capabilities maintain the safety of the maritime public in the area of the station or subunit; (B) regional or local prevailing weather and marine conditions, including water temperature or unusual tide and current conditions, do not require continued operation of the station or subunit; and (C) Coast Guard search and rescue standards related to search and rescue response times are met; and (2) provides an opportunity for public comment and for public meetings in the area of the station or subunit with regard to the decision to close the station or subunit. (b) Operational Flexibility.—The Secretary may implement any management efficiencies within the small boat station system, such as modifying the operational posture of units or reallocating resources as necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public nationwide. No stations or subunits may be closed under this subsection except in accordance with subsection (a). |
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(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title III, §309(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3919, §674; renumbered §675, Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §405(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2115; amended Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, §1704(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 112–213, title II, §217(13), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1558.) |
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AMENDMENTS
2012—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–213 substituted "Secretary may not" for "Secretary of Homeland Security may not" in introductory provisions. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296, which directed amendment of section 674 of this title by substituting "of Homeland Security" for "of Transportation" in introductory provisions, was executed to this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the renumbering of section 674 of this title as this section by Pub. L. 107–295, see below. Pub. L. 107–295 renumbered section 674 of this title as this section. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
| Bills and Statutes |
| United States Code |
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| Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 17 - ADMINISTRATION Sec. 675 - Small boat station closures |
| section 675 |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 110 Stat. 3919 116 Stat. 2115, 2314 126 Stat. 1558 |
| Public Law 104-324, Public Law 107-295, Public Law 107-296, Public Law 112-213 |
