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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD

the authority granted by chapter 167 of title 10
or part A of subtitle VII of title 49.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500; Sept. 3, 1954,
ch. 1263, § 31, 68 Stat. 1237; Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L.
85–726, title XIV, § 1404, 72 Stat. 808; Oct. 14, 1966,
Pub. L. 89–662, § 2, 80 Stat. 912; Oct. 18, 1976, Pub.
L. 94–546, § 1(4), (5), 90 Stat. 2519; Oct. 12, 1982,
Pub. L. 97–295, § 2(3), 96 Stat. 1301; Nov. 10, 1986,
Pub. L. 99–640, § 10(a)(3), 100 Stat. 3549; July 5,
1994, Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(d), 108 Stat. 1373.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
1949 ACT
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 50n (June 26, 1948,
ch. 672, § 2, 62 Stat. 1050). 81st Congress, House Report
No. 557.
1982 ACT
The citation ‘‘(49 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)’’ is substituted
for ‘‘(ch. 20 of title 49)’’ for consistency in title 14. The
words ‘‘chapter 167 of title 10’’ are substituted for ‘‘sections 7392 and 7394 of title 10’’ to reflect the replacement of those sections by chapter 167 of title 10 under
section 1(50) of the bill.
AMENDMENTS
1994—Pub. L. 103–272 amended last sentence generally,
substituting ‘‘chapter 167 of title 10 or part A of subtitle VII of title 49’’ for ‘‘the Federal Aviation Act of
1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), or by the provisions of
chapter 167 of title 10’’.
1986—Pub. L. 99–640 substituted ‘‘(49 App. U.S.C. 1301
et seq.)’’ for ‘‘, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)’’.
1982—Pub. L. 97–295 substituted ‘‘(49 U.S.C. 1301 et
seq.)’’ for ‘‘(ch. 20 of title 49)’’ and ‘‘chapter 167 of title
10’’ for ‘‘sections 7392 and 7394 of title 10’’.
1976—Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(5), substituted ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration’’ for ‘‘Federal Aviation Agency’’ in
section catchline.
Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(4), substituted ‘‘Federal Aviation
Administration’’ for ‘‘Federal Aviation Agency’’ wherever appearing in first sentence.
1966—Pub. L. 89–662 substituted ‘‘granted by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (ch. 20 of title 49),
or by the provisions of sections 7392 and 7394 of title 10’’
for ‘‘granted by the provisions of section 458 of Title 5,
or by section 475(e) of Title 49 or subchapter III of chapter 9 of that title’’.
1958—Pub. L. 85–726 substituted ‘‘Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Agency’’ for ‘‘Administrator of Civil
Aeronautics’’, and ‘‘Federal Aviation Agency’’ for
‘‘Civil Aeronautics Administration’’.
1954—Act Sept. 3, 1954, substituted ‘‘section 175(e) of
Title 49 or subchapter III of chapter 9 of that title’’ for
‘‘sections 175(f) or 451 to 458 of Title 49’’.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1958 AMENDMENT
Section 1505(2) of Pub. L. 85–726, title XV, Aug. 23,
1958, 72 Stat. 810, provided that the amendment made
by Pub. L. 85–726 is effective on 60th day following date
on which Administrator of Federal Aviation Agency
[Federal Aviation Administration] first appointed
under Pub. L. 85–726 qualifies and takes office. Administrator appointed, qualified, and took office on Oct. 31,
1958.
CROSS REFERENCES
Air navigational facilities on floating ocean stations,
see section 90 of this title.

§ 83. Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation;
penalty
No person, or public body, or instrumentality,
excluding the armed services, shall establish,
erect, or maintain any aid to maritime naviga-

§ 84

tion in or adjacent to the waters subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, its territories
or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person,
or public body, or instrumentality is subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, without
first obtaining authority to do so from the Coast
Guard in accordance with applicable regulations. Whoever violates the provisions of this
section or any of the regulations issued by the
Secretary in accordance herewith shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more
than $100 for each offense. Each day during
which such violation continues shall be considered as a new offense.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 500; May 14, 1974,
Pub. L. 93–283, § 1(1), 88 Stat. 139.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 33, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 759 (June 20, 1906,
ch. 3447, § 3, 34 Stat. 324; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36
Stat. 538; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; 1939
Reorg. Plan No. II, § 2(a), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53
Stat. 1432).
Changes were made in phraseology. 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557.
AMENDMENTS
1974—Pub. L. 93–283 substituted ‘‘maritime navigation
in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States, its territories or possessions, or
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the
high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States, without first obtaining authority’’ for ‘‘maritime navigation without first obtaining authority’’.
TERMINATION OF TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC
ISLANDS
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title
48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
CROSS REFERENCES
Aids to navigation—
Authorized, see section 81 of this title.
Damages for injuring or destroying, deposit of payments, see section 642 of this title.
Rewards for apprehension and conviction of persons
interfering with, see section 643 of this title.
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in section 84 of this title.

§ 84. Interference with aids to navigation; penalty
It shall be unlawful for any person, or public
body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed
forces, to remove, change the location of, obstruct, wilfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with any aid to navigation established, installed, operated, or maintained by the Coast
Guard pursuant to section 81 of this title, or
with any aid to navigation lawfully maintained
under authority granted by the Coast Guard
pursuant to section 83 of this title, or to anchor
any vessel in any of the navigable waters of the
United States so as to obstruct or interfere with
range lights maintained therein. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not
more than $500 for each offense. Each day during
which such violation shall continue shall be considered as a new offense.