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§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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

When operations allow, the Secretary of Defense must work with the other Secretary named in the law, the Task Force, and the International Maritime Organization to create a ballast water program for Department of Defense ships to reduce the chance that nonnative species are released in ballast water. When operations allow, the Secretary must work with the Task Force and the International Maritime Organization to create a similar program for Coast Guard ships.

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Title 16, §4713

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(a)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)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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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 4713

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60