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Title 14 — Coast Guard

Chapter 39 — Coast Guard Auxiliary

§ 3907. Use of member’s facilities

Statutory text

(a)

Motor Boats, Yachts, Aircraft, and Radio Stations.—

The Coast Guard may utilize for any purpose incident to carrying out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any of such purposes by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof.

(b)

Motor Vehicles.—

The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102 of title 49) placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Title 14, United States Code, section —

    Pub. L. 81–393 · 63 Stat. 495

    Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 3907

    Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 555, § 826

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 555, § 826

  2. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006

    Pub. L. 109–241 title II § 208(a) · 120 Stat. 516

    1. Amended · 14 U.S.C. § 3907

      Pub. L. 109–241 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 14 U.S.C. § 3907

      Pub. L. 109–241 inserted heading

    3. Added · 14 U.S.C. § 3907

      Pub. L. 109–241 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 109–241 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Use of Motorized Vehicles.— Section 826 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting before the undesignated text the following: “(a) Motor Boats, Yachts, Aircraft, and Radio Stations.— ” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(b) Motor Vehicles.— The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motor vehicle (as defined in section 154 of title 23, United States Code) placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.” .

  3. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. C title XXXV § 3533(j) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3907(b)

    Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 30102 of title 49” for “section 154 of title 23, United States Code”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 30102 of title 49” for “section 154 of title 23, United States Code”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (j) Use of Member’s Facilities.— Section 826(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking “section 154 of title 23, United States Code” and inserting “section 30102 of title 49”.

  4. Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 119(b) · 132 Stat. 4192

    Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 3907

    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 826 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 826 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 39 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 821Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary3901 822Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary3902 823Eligibility; enrollments3903 823aMembers of the Auxiliary; status3904 824Disenrollment3905 825Membership in other organizations3906 826Use of member’s facilities3907 827Vessel deemed public vessel3908 828Aircraft deemed public aircraft3909 829Radio station deemed government station3910 830Availability of appropriations3911 831Assignment and performance of duties3912 832Injury or death in line of duty3913

5 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 265 (Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title I, § 6, 55 Stat. 10; Nov. 23, 1942, ch. 639, § 2(1), 56 Stat. 1021; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 3, 58 Stat. 760).

Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1950–2018 · 3 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 826 of this title as this section.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 30102 of title 49” for “section 154 of title 23, United States Code”.

2006

Pub. L. 109–241 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

1950

Act , struck out comma after “Secretary” and substituted “any” for “and” after “Secretary”.

Credits

1949–2018 · 5 acts
  1. 1949Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 555, § 826
  2. 1950Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 35, 64 Stat. 408
  3. 2006Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 208(a), , 120 Stat. 522
  4. 2018Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(j), , 132 Stat. 2321
  5. 2018renumbered § 3907, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 119(b), , 132 Stat. 4236.
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(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 555, § 826; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 536, § 35, 64 Stat. 408; Pub. L. 109–241, title II, § 208(a), , 120 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXV, § 3533(j), , 132 Stat. 2321; renumbered § 3907, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 119(b), , 132 Stat. 4236.)

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