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46 U.S.C. § 12106 — Surrender of title and number
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**(a) In General.—** A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.—** The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under [section 31322(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section31322/d&num=0&edition=prelim) only if the mortgagee consents.
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**(a) In General.—** A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.—** The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under [section 31322(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section31322/d&num=0&edition=prelim) only if the mortgagee consents.
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**(a) In General.—** Supplies bought for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or for a Defense Agency, or otherwise transported by the Department of Defense, may only be transported by sea in—
(1) a vessel belonging to the United States; or
(2) a vessel of the United States (as such term is defined in [section 116 of title 46](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section116&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Waiver and Notification.—**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement under subsection (a) if such a vessel is—
(A) not available at a fair and reasonable rate for commercial vessels of the United States; or
(B) otherwise not available.
(2) At least once each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit, in writing, to the appropriate congressional committees a notice of any waiver granted under this subsection and the reasons for such waiver.
**(c) Requirements for Reflagging or Repair Work.—**
(1) In each request for proposals to enter into a time-charter contract for the use of a vessel for the transportation of supplies under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall require that—
(A) any reflagging or repair work on a vessel for which a proposal is submitted in response to the request for proposals be performed in the United States (including any territory of the United States); and
(B) any corrective and preventive maintenance or repair work on a vessel under contract pursuant to this section relevant to the purpose of such contract be performed in the United States (including any territory of the United States) for the duration of the contract, to the greatest extent practicable.
(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive a requirement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary det
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Notwithstanding any agreement with the United States Government, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other ports in the United States, if the vessel—
(1) is a foreign built vessel that was built before October 19, 1996; or
(2) was documented under this chapter before that date, even if the vessel is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented under this chapter for operation under this section.
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) **Eligible vessel.—** — The term “eligible vessel” means a vessel that—
(A) was built in the United States;
(B) was not built in the United States and is at least 3 years old; or
(C) if rebuilt, was rebuilt—
(i) in the United States; or
(ii) outside the United States at least 3 years before the certificate requested under subsection (b) would take effect.
(2) **Small passenger vessel; uninspected passenger vessel; passenger for hire.—** — The terms “small passenger vessel”, “uninspected passenger vessel”, and “passenger for hire” have the meaning given those terms in [section 2101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section2101&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Issuance of Certificate and Endorsement.—** Notwithstanding sections 12112, 12113, 12132, 55102, and 55103 of this title, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with an appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade as a small passenger vessel or an uninspected passenger vessel in the case of an eligible vessel authorized to carry no more than 12 passengers for hire if the Secretary of Transportation, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, determines that the employment of the vessel in the coastwise trade will not adversely affect—
(1) United States vessel builders; or
(2) the coastwise trade business of any person that employs vessels built in the United States in that business.
**(c) Revocation.—**
(1) **For fraud.—** — The Secretary shall revoke a certificate or endorsement issued under subsection (b) if the Secretary of Transportation, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, determines that the certificate or endorsement was obtained by fraud.
(2)
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**(a) In General.—** Except when towing a vessel in distress, a vessel may not do any part of any towing described in subsection (b) unless the towing vessel—
(1) is wholly owned by citizens of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade; and
(2) has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title or is exempt from documentation but would otherwise be eligible for such a certificate and endorsement.
**(b) Applicable Towing.—** Subsection (a) applies to the towing of—
(1) a vessel between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port or place;
(2) a vessel from point to point within the harbors of ports or places to which the coastwise laws apply; or
(3) a vessel transporting valueless material or dredged material, regardless of whether it has commercial value, from a point in the United States or on the high seas within the exclusive economic zone, to another point in the United States or on the high seas within the exclusive economic zone.
**(c) Penalties.—**
(1) **Owner and master.—** — The owner and master of a vessel towing another vessel in violation of this section are each liable for a penalty of at least $350 but not more than $1,100. A penalty under this paragraph constitutes a lien on the vessel. The lien is enforceable in a district court of the United States for any district in which the vessel is found. Clearance may not be granted to the vessel until the penalties have been paid.
(2) **Vessel.—** — In addition to the penalties under paragraph (1), the towing vessel is liable for a penalty of $60 per ton based on the tonnage of each towed vessel.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 12107
Subsec. (e)(2)(B), (C). Pub. L. 117–81, § 3511, redesig-
nated subpar. (C) as (B) and struck out former subpar.
(B), which read as follows: ‘‘PHASE-IN PERIOD.—During
the period beginning January 1, 2019, and ending De-
cember 31, 2021, the owner or operator of a recreational
vessel may choose a period of effectiveness of between
1 and 5 years for such a certificate of documentation
for such vessel or the renewal thereof.’’
2018—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 115–282 added subsec. (e).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
CERTIFICATES OF DOCUMENTATION FOR RECREATIONAL
VESSELS
Pub. L. 114–120, title III, § 311, Feb. 8, 2016, 130 Stat. 57,
provided that: ‘‘Not later than one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act [Feb. 8, 2016], the Sec-
retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall issue regulations that—
‘‘(1) make certificates of documentation for rec-
reational vessels effective for 5 years; and
‘‘(2) require the owner of such a vessel—
‘‘(A) to notify the Coast Guard of each change in
the information on which the issuance of the cer-
tificate of documentation is based, that occurs be-
fore the expiration of the certificate; and
‘‘(B) [to] apply for a new certificate of docu-
mentation for such a vessel if there is any such
change.’’
§ 12106. Surrender of title and number
(a) IN GENERAL.—A documented vessel may
not be titled by a State or required to display
numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any
certificate of title issued by a State for a docu-
mented vessel shall be surrendered as provided
by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(b) VESSELS COVERED
BY PREFERRED MORT-
GAGE.—The Secretary may approve the sur-
render under subsection (a) of a certificate of
title for a ves
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