Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-73
§1207 Regulations
Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 24— - VESSEL BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE COMMUNICATION › § 1207
Summary
The FCC must set rules (frequencies, emissions, power) for radiotelephone gear after consulting other agencies; the Secretary makes enforcement rules only with the FCC’s approval.
Full Legal Text
Title 33, §1207
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(a)The Federal Communications Commission shall, after consultation with other cognizant agencies, prescribe regulations necessary to specify operating and technical conditions and characteristics including frequencies, emission, and power of radiotelephone equipment required under this chapter.
(b)The Secretary shall, subject to the concurrence of the Federal Communications Commission, prescribe regulations for the enforcement of this chapter.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective May 1, 1971, or six months after the promulgation of
Regulations
which would implement its provisions, whichever is later, see section 10 of Pub. L. 92–63, set out as a note under section 1201 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
33 U.S.C. § 1207
Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73