Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110

§1159 Floating Drydock for United States Coast Guard Yard

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Using funds from section 1181, the Commandant cannot directly buy, contract for, or build a floating drydock for the Coast Guard Yard. However, the Commandant may have a non‑Coast Guard group handle the contracting, may build a drydock at the Coast Guard Yard, or may acquire a commercially available drydock. When possible, any drydock obtained this way should follow commercial design and construction practices that suit the federal government’s interests. Any such drydock must be berthed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore when lifting or servicing vessels. A “floating drydock” here means equipment made in the United States that can lift and maintain an Offshore Patrol Cutter or a National Security Cutter.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §1159

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(a)In General.—

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)Permissible Acquisition, Procurement, or Construction Methods.—

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)Design Standards and Construction Practices.—

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)Berthing Requirement.—

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)Floating Drydock Defined.—

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110