46 U.S.C. § 80301: International agreements

Summary

The President may make agreements with other maritime countries to run an ice patrol in the North Atlantic, study and watch ice and currents that affect ice drift, and help ships and crews within the patrol area. The President may also have abandoned vessels in the northern Atlantic destroyed or removed when needed east of the line from Cape Sable to latitude 34° N, longitude 70° W. Agreements can make countries pay their share, and payments go to the Coast Guard’s operations and support appropriation.

Title 46, §80301

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(a)General Authority.—

The President may make agreements with interested maritime countries to—

(1)maintain in the North Atlantic Ocean a service of ice patrol, of study and observation of ice and current conditions, and of assistance to vessels and their crews requiring assistance within the limits of the patrol;

(2)maintain a service of study and observation of ice and current conditions in the waters affecting the set and drift of ice in the North Atlantic Ocean; and

(3)take all practicable steps to ensure the destruction or removal of derelicts in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the line drawn from Cape Sable to a point in latitude 34 degrees north, longitude 70 degrees west, if the destruction or removal is necessary.

(b)Payment Between Countries.—

The President may include in an agreement under subsection (a) a provision for— (1)

(2)contribution by the Government for its proportionate share if the agreement provides for another country to maintain the services.

(c)Payments.—

Payments received pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be credited to the appropriation for operations and support of the Coast Guard.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 8030146 App.:738.June 25, 1936, ch. 807, § 1, 49 Stat. 1922.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “operations and support” for “operating expenses”. 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–281 added subsec. (c).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2014 Amendment Pub. L. 113–281, title III, § 314(c), Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3049, provided that: “This section [enacting section 80304 of this title and amending this section and section 80302 of this title] shall take effect on January 1, 2017.”

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