§ 474. — Anchorage and general regulations for St. Marys River.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC474]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 10--ANCHORAGE GROUNDS AND HARBOR REGULATIONS GENERALLY
Sec. 474. Anchorage and general regulations for St. Marys River
The Commandant of the Coast Guard is authorized and directed to
adopt and prescribe suitable rules and regulations governing the
movements and anchorage of vessels and rafts in Saint Marys River from
Point Iroquois, on Lake Superior, to Point Detour, on Lake Huron, and
for the purpose of enforcing the observance of such regulations the
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to detail one or more Coast
Guard vessels for duty upon the request of the Commandant of the Coast
Guard on said river.
All officers of the Coast Guard who are directed to enforce the
regulations prescribed by the above rules are empowered and directed, in
case of necessity, or when a proper notice has been disregarded, to use
the force at their command to remove from channels or stop any vessel
found violating the prescribed rules.
In the event of the violation of any such regulations or rules of
the Commandant of the Coast Guard by the owners, master, or person in
charge of such vessel, such owners, master, or person in charge shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding $200: Provided, That the Commandant of
the Coast Guard may remit said fine on such terms as he may prescribe:
Provided also, That nothing in this section shall be construed to amend
or repeal chapter \1\ 4 of this title.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Mar. 6, 1896, ch. 49, Secs. 1-3, 29 Stat. 54, 55; Apr. 26, 1906, ch.
1874, Secs. 1, 2, 34 Stat. 136; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat.
736; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Secs. 101-104, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R.
7875, 60 Stat. 1097; Oct. 14, 1949, ch. 393, Secs. 1, 20, 63 Stat. 496,
561; Pub. L. 89-670, Sec. 6(b)(1), Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 938.)
References in Text
Chapter 4 of this title, referred to in last par., was in the
original ``the Act entitled `An Act to regulate navigation on the Great
Lakes, and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as
Montreal,' approved February eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five'',
which was classified generally to chapter 4 (Sec. 241 et seq.) of this
title and was repealed by Pub. L. 96-591, Sec. 8(b), Dec. 24, 1980, 94
Stat. 3435, eff. Mar. 1, 1983, pursuant to 47 F.R. 15135, Apr. 8, 1982.
See section 7 of Pub. L. 96-591, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 2001 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
``Coast Guard vessels'' and ``Coast Guard'' substituted in text for
``revenue cutters'' and ``Revenue-Cutter Service'', respectively, the
Revenue Cutter Service and Life-Saving Service having been combined to
form the Coast Guard by act Jan. 28, 1915, ch. 20, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 800.
That act was repealed by act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, Sec. 20, 63 Stat.
561, section 1 of which reestablished the Coast Guard by enacting Title
14, Coast Guard.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor designated Secretary of Commerce by
act Mar. 4, 1913, which created Department of Labor.
Functions of Secretary of Commerce under this section transferred to
Commandant of Coast Guard by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, Secs. 101-104,
set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
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,
Secs. 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, excepted from
transfer when Coast Guard is operating as part of Navy under sections 1
and 3 of Title 14, Coast Guard.
Coast Guard transferred to Department of Transportation, and
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,
Sec. 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 authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
