§ 674. — Small boat station closures.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 14USC674]
TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 674. Small boat station rescue capability
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each Coast
Guard small boat station (including a seasonally operated station)
maintains, within the area of responsibility for the station, at least 1
vessel that is fully capable of performing offshore rescue operations,
taking into consideration prevailing weather, marine conditions, and
depositional geologic features such as sand bars.
(Added Pub. L. 104-324, title III, Sec. 309(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat.
3919, Sec. 673; renumbered Sec. 674, Pub. L. 107-295, title IV,
Sec. 405(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2115; amended Pub. L. 107-296,
title XVII, Sec. 1704(a), (f)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2314, 2316.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 674 was renumbered section 675 of this title.
Amendments
2002--Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1704(f)(1), which directed renumbering
of the section 673 of this title that was added by Pub. L. 104-324,
Sec. 309(a), as section 673a of this title, could not be executed
because of the prior amendment by Pub. L. 107-295, see below.
Pub. L. 107-296, Sec. 1704(a), which directed amendment of section
673a of this title by substituting ``of Homeland Security'' for ``of
Transportation'', was executed by making the substitution in this
section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Pub. L. 107-295 renumbered section 673 of this title, relating to
small boat station rescue capability, as this section.
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by section 1704(a) of Pub. L. 107-296 effective on the
date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland
Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as a note
under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Amendment by section 1704(f)(1) of Pub. L. 107-296 effective 60 days
after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 of Pub. L. 107-296, set out as an
Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
