2019 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement
Chapter 700 - Ports and Waterways Safety
Subchapter VI - Regulation of Vessels in Territorial Waters of United States
Sec. 70054 - Definitions

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 70054 (2019)
Section Name §70054. Definitions
Section Text

In this subchapter:

(1) United states.—The term "United States" includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(2) Territorial waters.—The term "territorial waters of the United States" includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988.

Source Credit

(Added Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, §407(a), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4266.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, referred to in par. (2), is Proc. No. 5928, Dec. 27, 1988, 54 F.R. 777, which is set out as a note under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle VII - Security and Drug Enforcement
CHAPTER 700 - PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY
SUBCHAPTER VI - REGULATION OF VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS OF UNITED STATES
Sec. 70054 - Definitions
Contains section 70054
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Presidential Document Number References Proclamation 5928 December 27, 1988
Statutes at Large References 132 Stat. 4266
Public Law References Public Law 115-282
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