Title 46, ShippingRelease 119-102
§12506 Delegation of Authority
Title 46 › Subtitle II — Vessels and Seamen › Part H — Identification of Vessels › CHAPTER 125 — VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM › § 12506
Summary
The Secretary can let an agency, a State, or a qualified person run the vessel identification system and collect the fees listed in section 12505.
Full Legal Text
Title 46, §12506
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The Secretary of Transportation may delegate to an agency, a State, or a qualified person the authority to—
(1)establish and maintain the vessel identification system; and
(2)charge fees under section 12505 of this title to a person making information available to or requesting information from the vessel identification system.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section 12506 This section allows the Secretary to delegate the authority to establish and maintain the vessel identification system to an agency, a State, or a qualified person. The Secretary may also delegate the authority to charge fees under section 12505 for requesting information from or making information available to the vessel identification system.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
46 U.S.C. § 12506
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102