§ 8904. Towing vessels

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. 1983

   Pub. L. 98–89 · 97 Stat. 500

   Enacted · 46 U.S.C. § 8904

   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 555

2. 1986

   Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986

   Pub. L. 99–640 § 12(a) · 100 Stat. 3545

   1. Amended · 46 U.S.C. § 8904

      Pub. L. 99–640 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 46 U.S.C. § 8904

      Pub. L. 99–640 added subsec. (b)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–640 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Section 8904 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(a)” immediately before “A towing”; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following: “(b) A vessel that tows a disabled vessel for consideration shall be operated by an individual licensed by the Secretary to operate that type of vessel in the particular geographic area, under prescribed regulations.”.

   Effective date note
   Pub. L. 99–640, § 12(b), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3551, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) of this section [amending this section] shall take effect on January 1, 1988.”

3. 2004

   Pub. L. 108–293 title IV § 409(a) · 118 Stat. 1028

   Added · 46 U.S.C. § 8904(c)

   Pub. L. 108–293 added subsec. (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 108–293 added subsec. (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Regulations.— Section 8904 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following: “(c) The Secretary may prescribe by regulation requirements for maximum hours of service (including recording and recordkeeping of that service) of individuals engaged on a towing vessel that is at least 26 feet in length measured from end to end over the deck (excluding the sheer).” .

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