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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 12506"
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description: "Delegation of authority"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "125"
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chapter_name: "VESSEL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM"
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section: "12506"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 12506"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 12506 - Delegation of authority
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## Text
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The Secretary of Transportation may delegate to an agency, a State, or a qualified person the authority to—
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(1) establish and maintain the vessel identification system; and
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(2) charge fees under section 12505 of this title to a person making information available to or requesting information from the vessel identification system.
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(Added Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 101(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4737.)
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## Notes
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Historical and Revision NotesRevised section 12506 This section allows the Secretary to delegate the authority to establish and maintain the vessel identification system to an agency, a State, or a qualified person. The Secretary may also delegate the authority to charge fees under section 12505 for requesting information from or making information available to the vessel identification system.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as a note under section 31301 of this title.
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