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§ 1233

TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

1968 [49 App. U.S.C. 1671 et seq.] and the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979 [49 App. U.S.C. 2001 et
seq.]’’ on authority of Pub. L. 103–272, § 6(b), July 5, 1994,
108 Stat. 1378, the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation.

§ 1233. Regulations as to regattas or marine parades
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized and empowered in his discretion to
issue from time to time regulations, not contrary to law, to promote the safety of life on
navigable waters during regattas or marine parades.
(Apr. 28, 1908, ch. 151, § 1, 35 Stat. 69; Mar. 4, 1913,
ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,
§§ 101–104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat.
1097.)
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Ports and
Waterways Safety Act which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 454 of
former Title 46, Shipping.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to
Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other
officers and offices of Department of the Treasury
transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L.
89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2)
of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President
directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees. Functions of Coast Guard, and Commandant of Coast Guard, were excepted from transfer
when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under
sections 1 and 3 of Title 14.
‘‘Commandant of the Coast Guard’’ substituted for
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ on authority of Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1946, §§ 101–104, set out in the Appendix to Title
5.
Upon incorporation into the Code, the words ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ were substituted for ‘‘Secretary
of Commerce and Labor’’ to conform to act Mar. 4, 1913,
which provided that the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor should be called the Secretary of Commerce.
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 1234, 1235, 1236
of this title.

§ 1234. Enforcement of regulations; use of public
or private vessels
To enforce such regulations the Commandant
of the Coast Guard may detail any public vessel
in the service of the Coast Guard and make use
of any private vessel tendered gratuitously for
the purpose, or upon the request of the Commandant of the Coast Guard the head of any
other department may enforce the regulations
issued under sections 1233 and 1235 of this title
by means of any public vessel of such department and of any private vessel tendered gratuitously for the purpose.

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(Apr. 28, 1908, ch. 151, § 2, 35 Stat. 69; Mar. 4, 1913,
ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,
§§ 101–104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat.
1097.)
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Ports and
Waterways Safety Act which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 455 of
former Title 46, Shipping.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to
Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other
officers and offices of Department of the Treasury
transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L.
89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2)
of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall operate as part of Navy in time of war or when President
directs as provided in section 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
See section 108 of Title 49, Transportation.
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees,
and agencies of Department of the Treasury, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Treasury with
power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 26 of 1950, §§ 1, 2,
eff. July 31, 1950, 15 F.R. 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, 1281, set out
in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization
and Employees. Functions of Coast Guard, and Commandant of Coast Guard, were excepted from transfer
when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under
sections 1 and 3 of Title 14.
‘‘Commandant of the Coast Guard’’ substituted for
‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ and a reference to Department of Commerce changed to Coast Guard on authority of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, §§ 101–104, set out in the
Appendix to Title 5.
Upon incorporation into the Code, the words ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ were substituted for ‘‘Secretary
of Commerce and Labor’’ to conform to act Mar. 4, 1913,
which provided that the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor should be called the Secretary of Commerce.
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 1235, 1236 of this
title.

§ 1235. Transfer of authority to regulate to head
of other department
The authority and power bestowed upon the
Commandant of the Coast Guard by sections 1233
and 1234 of this title may be transferred for any
special occasion to the head of another department by the President whenever in his judgment
such transfer is desirable.
(Apr. 28, 1908, ch. 151, § 3, 35 Stat. 69; Mar. 4, 1913,
ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,
§§ 101–104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7875, 60 Stat.
1097.)
CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Ports and
Waterways Safety Act which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 456 of
former Title 46, Shipping.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and all functions, powers, and duties relating to
Coast Guard of Secretary of the Treasury and of other
officers and offices of Department of the Treasury
transferred to Secretary of Transportation by Pub. L.
89–670, § 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938. Section 6(b)(2)
of Pub. L. 89–670, however, provided that notwithstanding such transfer of functions, Coast Guard shall oper-