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title: "22 U.S.C. § 3811"
description: "Operating regulations"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
chapter_number: "51"
chapter_name: "PANAMA CANAL"
section: "3811"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 3811"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 3811 - Operating regulations
## Text
The Commission may prescribe, and from time to time amend, regulations governing—
(1) the operation of the Panama Canal;
(2) the navigation of the harbors and other waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal;
(3) the passage and control of vessels through the Panama Canal or any part thereof, including the locks and approaches thereto;
(4) pilotage in the Panama Canal or the approaches thereto through the adjacent waters; and
(5) the licensing of officers or other operators of vessels navigating the waters of the Panama Canal and areas adjacent thereto, including the ports of Balboa and Cristobal.
(Pub. L. 9670, title I, § 1801, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 492; Pub. L. 104201, div. C, title XXXV, § 3545, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2867.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1996—Pub. L. 104201 substituted “Commission” for “President” in introductory provisions.