§ 8503. Federal pilots authorized

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. 1984

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984

   Pub. L. 98–557 § 29(f)(3)(A) · 98 Stat. 2860

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 8503

   Added Pub. L. 98–557, § 29(f)(3)(A), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2874

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 98–557, § 29(f)(3)(A), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2874

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) Chapter 85 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “§ 8503. Federal pilots authorized “(a) The Secretary may require a pilot licensed under section 7101 of this title on a self-propelled vessel when a pilot is not required by State law and the vessel is— “(1) engaged in foreign commerce; and “(2) operating on the navigable waters of the United States. “(b) A requirement prescribed under subsection (a) of this section is terminated when the State having jurisdiction over the area involved— “(1) establishes a requirement for a State licensed pilot; and “(2) notifies the Secretary of that fact. “(c) For the Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Secretary may not delegate the authority under this section to an agency except the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. “(d) A person violating this section or a regulation prescribed under this section is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation. The vessel also is liable in rem for the penalty. “(e) A person that knowingly violates this section or a regulation prescribed under this section shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.”.

2. 1990

   Oil Pollution Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–380 title IV § 4302(h) · 104 Stat. 484

   Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 8503(e)

   Pub. L. 101–380 substituted “commits a class D felony” for “shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–380 substituted “commits a class D felony” for “shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (h) Foreign Commerce Pilotage.— Section 8503(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking “shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned for not more than five years, or both.” and inserting “commits a class D felony.”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 101–380 applicable to incidents occurring after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101–380, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.

3. 1998

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–383 title III § 301(b)(8) · 112 Stat. 3411

   1. Added · 46 U.S.C. § 8503(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 105–383 added par. (2)

   2. Struck · 46 U.S.C. § 8503(a)(2)

      Pub. L. 105–383 struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “operating on the navigable waters of the United States.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 105–383 added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “operating on the navigable waters of the United States.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (8) Section 8503(a)(2) of that title is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) operating— “(A) in internal waters of the United States; or “(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured.”.

4. 2020

   Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021

   Pub. L. 116–260 div. AA title V § 512(c)(6)(C) · 134 Stat. 1182

   Substituted · 46 U.S.C. § 8503(c)

   Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.

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