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# 33 U.S.C. § 736 - Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561

## Notes

Section, R.S. § 4676; acts June 10, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538; Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 665, § 1, 50 Stat. 666, related to placement of markers over sunken craft and other obstructions. See section 545 of Title 14, Coast Guard.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective first day of third month after approval by President [Aug. 4, 1949], see section 19 of act Aug. 4, 1949, set out as an Effective Date note preceding chapter 1 of Title 14, Coast Guard.