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§3907 Use of member’s facilities

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › Chapter CHAPTER 39— - COAST GUARD AUXILIARY › § 3907

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Coast Guard can use motorboats, yachts, aircraft, or radio stations given by Auxiliary members, businesses, or state and local governments to do duties the Secretary permits. It can also use motor vehicles (cars or trucks under federal law) from the same sources to tow Federal Government property.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §3907

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(a)The Coast Guard may utilize for any purpose incident to carrying out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any of such purposes by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof.
(b)The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motor vehicle (as defined in section 30102 of title 49) placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 265 (Feb. 19, 1941, ch. 8, title I, § 6, 55 Stat. 10; Nov. 23, 1942, ch. 639, § 2(1), 56 Stat. 1021; Sept. 30, 1944, ch. 453, § 3, 58 Stat. 760). Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress,

House Report No. 557

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 826 of this title as this section. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted “section 30102 of title 49” for “section 154 of title 23, United States Code”. 2006—Pub. L. 109–241 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b). 1950—Act Aug. 3, 1950, struck out comma after “Secretary” and substituted “any” for “and” after “Secretary”.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 3907

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73