The Secretary of Transportation may delegate to an agency, a State, or a qualified person the authority to—
establish and maintain the vessel identification system; and
section 12505 of this title charge fees under to a person making information available to or requesting information from the vessel identification system.
Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 101(a)102 Stat. 4737(Added , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section 12506
This section allows the Secretary to delegate the authority to establish and maintain the vessel identification system to an agency, a State, or a qualified person. The Secretary may also delegate the authority to charge fees under section 12505 for requesting information from or making information available to the vessel identification system.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710section 31301 of this titleSection effective , with certain exceptions and qualifications, see , set out as a note under .