Title 14 — Coast Guard
Chapter 5 — Functions and Powers
§ 551. Marking anchorage grounds by Commandant of the Coast Guard
Statutory text
The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide, establish, and maintain, out of the annual appropriations for the Coast Guard, buoys or other suitable marks for marking anchorage grounds for vessels in waters of the United States, when such anchorage grounds have been defined and established by proper authority in accordance with the laws of the United States.
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.
Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–263 div. K title CXVIII § 11808(c) · 136 Stat. 2395
Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 551
Added and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166, § 548
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4166, § 548Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Transfer.— Chapter 313 of the Act of September 15, 1922 is transferred 33 USC 472; 14 USC 548. to appear at the end of subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, redesignated as section 548 of such title, and amended— (1) by striking “That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses” and insert “The Commandant of the Coast Guard”; and (2) by striking “Lighthouse Service” and inserting “Coast Guard”.Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022
Pub. L. 117–263 div. K title CXVIII § 11808(c) · 136 Stat. 2395
Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 551
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “The Commandant of the Coast Guard” for “That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses”
Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 551
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “for the Coast Guard” for “for the Lighthouse Service”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “The Commandant of the Coast Guard” for “That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses” and “for the Coast Guard” for “for the Lighthouse Service”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(c) Transfer.— Chapter 313 of the Act of September 15, 1922 is transferred 33 USC 472; 14 USC 548. to appear at the end of subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 14, United States Code, redesignated as section 548 of such title, and amended— (1) by striking “That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses” and insert “The Commandant of the Coast Guard”; and (2) by striking “Lighthouse Service” and inserting “Coast Guard”.Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXII § 7264(a)(1)(A) · 139 Stat. 1739
Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 551
Pub. L. 119–60, §§ 7264(a)(1)(A), 7701(i)(1), made identical amendments, renumbering the second section 548 of this title as this section
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 119–60, §§ 7264(a)(1)(A), 7701(i)(1), made identical amendments, renumbering the second section 548 of this title as this section.
3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Codification
The text of section 472 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, which was transferred to appear at the end of this subchapter, redesignated as section 548 of this title, and amended by Pub. L. 117–263, § 11808(c), was based on act Sept. 15, 1922, ch. 313, 42 Stat. 844.
Amendments2022–2025 · 2 rounds
2025
Pub. L. 119–60, §§ 7264(a)(1)(A), 7701(i)(1), made identical amendments, renumbering the second section 548 of this title as this section.
2022
Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “The Commandant of the Coast Guard” for “That hereafter the Commissioner of Lighthouses” and “for the Coast Guard” for “for the Lighthouse Service”.
Credits
2022–2025 · 2 acts
- 2022Added and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(c), , 136 Stat. 4166, § 548
- 2025renumbered § 551, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7264(a)(1)(A), title LXXVII, § 7701(i)(1), , 139 Stat. 1739, 1836.
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(Added and amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVIII, § 11808(c), , 136 Stat. 4166, § 548; renumbered § 551, Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7264(a)(1)(A), title LXXVII, § 7701(i)(1), , 139 Stat. 1739, 1836.)