§ 743. — Lighthouse districts.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC743]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 16--LIGHTHOUSES
Sec. 743. Lighthouse districts
The ocean, gulf, and lake coasts and the rivers of the United
States, Puerto Rico, and the naval station in Cuba shall be arranged
into not exceeding nineteen lighthouse districts.
(June 17, 1910, ch. 301, Sec. 11, 36 Stat. 538; May 17, 1932, ch. 190,
47 Stat. 158.)
Codification
This section was enacted as part of section 11 of act June 17, 1910,
which also enacted section 717 of this title.
The original text provided ``that the commissioner of lighthouses,
subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, as soon
as practicable'' should rearrange the ocean, gulf and lake coasts and
the rivers of the United States, Puerto Rico and the naval station in
Cuba into not exceeding nineteen lighthouse districts.
Prior Provisions
Prior provisions for the arrangement of the various lighthouse
districts were made by R.S. Sec. 4670; act July 26, 1886, ch. 779, 24
Stat. 148, which were repealed by section 13 of act June 17, 1910.
Change of Name
``Puerto Rico'' substituted in text for ``Porto Rico'' pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
