Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§4713 Armed Services Ballast Water Programs
Title 16 › CHAPTER 67 — AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER II — PREVENTION OF UNINTENTIONAL INTRODUCTIONS OF NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC SPECIES › § 4713
Summary
DoD and the Coast Guard must, as operations allow, set up ballast-water programs to cut the risk of nonindigenous species from ballast releases, consulting the Task Force and International Maritime Organization; DoD also consults the Secretary.
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Title 16, §4713
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(a)Department of Defense vessels
Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary, the Task Force, and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Department of Defense to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water.
(b)Coast Guard vessels
Subject to operational conditions, the Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force and the International Maritime Organization, shall implement a ballast water management program for seagoing vessels of the Coast Guard to minimize the risk of introduction of nonindigenous species from releases of ballast water.
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Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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16 U.S.C. § 4713
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110