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# 46 U.S.C. § 70102a - Repealed. Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8507(d)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4754]

## Notes

Section, as added and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title IV, § 408(a), (b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4268, related to port, harbor, and coastal facility security.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective Dec. 4, 2018, and as if included in Pub. L. 115—282, see section 8507(d)(7) of Pub. L. 116—283, set out as an Effective Date of 2021 Amendment note under section 1226 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.