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§80304 Limitation on Ice Patrol Data
Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle VIII— Miscellaneous › Chapter 803— ICE AND DERELICTS › § 80304
Summary
The Coast Guard can only share ice-patrol data with certain ships. The data may go to ships registered in the United States, or to ships registered in another country only if that country paid the required fee or contribution for the year before the data was collected.
Full Legal Text
Title 46, §80304
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Notwithstanding section 80301 and 80302, data collected by an ice patrol conducted by the Coast Guard under this chapter may not be disseminated to a vessel unless such vessel is—
(1)documented under the laws of the United States; or
(2)documented under the laws of a foreign country that made the payment or contribution required under section 80301(b) for the year preceding the year in which the data is collected.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Jan. 1, 2017, see section 314(c) of Pub. L. 113–281, set out as an
Effective Date
of 2014 Amendment note under section 80301 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
46 U.S.C. § 80304
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Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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