Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-102
§403b Lighting at Docks and Boat Launching Facilities
Title 33 › CHAPTER 9 — PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY › SUBCHAPTER I — IN GENERAL › § 403b
Summary
When reviewing permits for docks or boat launches, the Secretary must consider sunset-to-sunrise lighting for visibility.
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Title 33, §403b
Navigation and Navigable Waters, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Whenever the Secretary considers a permit application for a dock or a boat launching facility under section 403 of this title, the Secretary shall consider the needs of such facility for lighting from sunset to sunrise to make such facility’s presence known within a reasonable distance.
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“Secretary” Defined Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, see section 2201 of this title.
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33 U.S.C. § 403b
Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102