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.

Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Puspan. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.