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§70301 Definitions
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VII— - Security and Drug Enforcement › Chapter CHAPTER 703— - MARITIME SECURITY › § 70301
Summary
Defines three terms used in the chapter. "Common carrier" uses the definition in 46 U.S.C. 40102. "Passenger vessel" uses the definition in 46 U.S.C. 2101. "Secretary" means the head of the department where the Coast Guard operates.
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Title 46, §70301
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In this chapter:
(1)The term “common carrier” has the meaning given that term in section 40102 of this title.
(2)The term “passenger vessel” has the meaning given that term in section 2101 of this title.
(3)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7030146 App.:1807.Pub. L. 99–399, title IX, § 911, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 892. In paragraph (2), the term “vessel of the United States” is omitted because the definition of that term in 46 U.S.C. 2101 is being moved to chapter 1 of the revised title and will apply generally throughout the title. In paragraph (3), the definition of “Secretary” is new. The functions of the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter were carried out by the Coast Guard, and its functions have been transferred to the Department of Homeland Security (except when operating as a service in the Navy) by section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–296, 116 Stat. 2249).
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46 U.S.C. § 70301
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Apr 6, 2026
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