Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§1159 Floating drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE I— - ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter CHAPTER 11— - ACQUISITIONS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - PROCUREMENT › § 1159

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commandant of the Coast Guard may not use funds under section 1181 to get or build a floating drydock for the Coast Guard Yard, except as allowed here. The Commandant may have another group contract to get or build a drydock, may build one at the Yard, or may buy a commercially available drydock. The drydock should follow commercial design and construction practices when practical. It must be kept at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore when lifting or servicing ships. The drydock must be built in the United States and be able to lift and service Offshore Patrol Cutters and National Security Cutters.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §1159

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commandant, using funds appropriated pursuant to section 1181, may not acquire, procure, or construct a floating dry dock for the Coast Guard Yard.

(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and section 1105(a), the Commandant may—

(1)provide for an entity other than the Coast Guard to contract for the acquisition, procurement, or construction of a floating drydock by contract, purchase, or other agreement;

(2)construct a floating drydock at the Coast Guard Yard; or

(3)acquire or procure a commercially available floating drydock.

(c)To the extent practicable, a floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under this section shall reflect commercial design standards and commercial construction practices that are consistent with the best interests of the Federal Government.

(d)Any floating drydock acquired, procured, or constructed under subsection (b) shall be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, when lifting or maintaining vessels.

(e)In this section, the term “floating drydock” means equipment that is—

(1)constructed in the United States; and

(2)capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 1159

Title 14 — Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73