Title 46 — Shipping
Part B · Chapter 47 — Abandonment of Vessels
§ 4712. Inventory of abandoned vessels
Statutory text
In General.—
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, the Commandant, in consultation with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and relevant State agencies, shall establish and maintain a national inventory of covered vessels that are abandoned.
Contents.—
The inventory established and maintained under subsection (a) shall include data on each vessel, including geographic information system data related to the location of each such vessel.
Publication.—
The Commandant shall make the inventory established under subsection (a) publicly available on a website of the Coast Guard.
Reporting of Potentially Abandoned Vessels.—
In carrying out this section, the Commandant shall develop a process by which—
a State, Indian Tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, or person may report a covered vessel that may be abandoned to the Commandant for potential inclusion in the inventory established under subsection (a);
the Commandant shall review any such report and add such vessel to the inventory if the Commandant determines that the reported vessel is abandoned pursuant to section 4711.
Clarification.—
Except in a response action carried out under section 311(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321) or in the case of imminent threat to life and safety, the Commandant shall not be responsible for removing any covered vessels listed on the inventory established and maintained under subsection (a).
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.
Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXIII § 7347(a)(3) · 139 Stat. 1780
Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 4712
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1780.)
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(a)(3), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1780.)
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The date of enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved .
Credits
(Added Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXIII, § 7347(a)(3), , 139 Stat. 1780.)