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14 U.S.C. § 3907 — Use of member’s facilities
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**(a) Motor Boats, Yachts, Aircraft, and Radio Stations.—** The Coast Guard may utilize for any purpose incident to carrying out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any of such purposes by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof.
**(b) Motor Vehicles.—** The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motor vehicle (as defined in [section 30102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30102&num=0&edition=prelim)) placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.
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**(a) Motor Boats, Yachts, Aircraft, and Radio Stations.—** The Coast Guard may utilize for any purpose incident to carrying out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station placed at its disposition for any of such purposes by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof.
**(b) Motor Vehicles.—** The Coast Guard may utilize to carry out its functions and duties as authorized by the Secretary any motor vehicle (as defined in [section 30102 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section30102&num=0&edition=prelim)) placed at its disposition by any member of the Auxiliary, by any corporation, partnership, or association, or by any State or political subdivision thereof, to tow Federal Government property.
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**(a) General Definitions.—** In this chapter—
(1) “covered rental vehicle” means a motor vehicle that—
(A) has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or less;
(B) is rented without a driver for an initial term of less than 4 months; and
(C) is part of a motor vehicle fleet of 35 or more motor vehicles that are used for rental purposes by a rental company.
(2) “dealer” means a person selling and distributing new motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment primarily to purchasers that in good faith purchase the vehicles or equipment other than for resale.
(3) “defect” includes any defect in performance, construction, a component, or material of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment.
(4) “distributor” means a person primarily selling and distributing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.
(5) “interstate commerce” means commerce between a place in a State and a place in another State or between places in the same State through another State.
(6) “manufacturer” means a person—
(A) manufacturing or assembling motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment; or
(B) importing motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment for resale.
(7) “motor vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways, but does not include a vehicle operated only on a rail line.
(8) “motor vehicle equipment” means—
(A) any system, part, or component of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured;
(B) any similar part or component manufactured or sold for replacement or improvement of a system, part, or component, or as an accessory or addition to a motor vehicle; or
(C) any device or an article or apparel, including a motorcycle helmet and excluding medicine or eyeglasses
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Alcoholic beverage.—** — The term “alcoholic beverage” has the meaning given the term in section 158(c).
(2) **Motor vehicle.—** — The term “motor vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.
(3) **Open alcoholic beverage container.—** — The term “open alcoholic beverage container” means any bottle, can, or other receptacle—
(A) that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and
(B)
(i) that is open or has a broken seal; or
(ii) the contents of which are partially removed.
(4) **Passenger area.—** — The term “passenger area” shall have the meaning given the term by the Secretary by regulation.
**(b) Open Container Laws.—**
(1) **In general.—** — For the purposes of this section, each State shall have in effect a law that prohibits the possession of any open alcoholic beverage container, or the consumption of any alcoholic beverage, in the passenger area of any motor vehicle (including possession or consumption by the driver of the vehicle) located on a public highway, or the right-of-way of a public highway, in the State.
(2) **Motor vehicles designed to transport many passengers.—** — For the purposes of this section, if a State has in effect a law that makes unlawful the possession of any open alcoholic beverage container by the driver (but not by a passenger)—
(A) in the passenger area of a motor vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation; or
(B) in the living quarters of a house coach or house trailer,
the State shall be deemed to have in effect a law described i
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 3907
1 See References in Text note below.
shall not be considered to be a Federal employee
and shall not be subject to the provisions of law
relating to Federal employment, including those
relating to hours of work, rates of compensa-
tion, leave, unemployment compensation, Fed-
eral employee benefits, ethics, conflicts of inter-
est, and other similar criminal or civil statutes
and regulations governing the conduct of Fed-
eral employees. However, nothing in this sub-
section shall constrain the Commandant from
prescribing standards for the conduct and behav-
ior of members of the Auxiliary.
(b) A member of the Auxiliary while assigned
to duty shall be deemed to be a Federal em-
ployee only for the purposes of the following:
(1) Chapter 171 of title 28 (popularly known
as the Federal Tort Claims Act).
(2) Section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known
as the Military Claims Act).
(3) Section 30101 of title 46 (popularly known
as the Admiralty Extension Act).
(4) Chapter 309 of title 46 (known as the Suits
in Admiralty Act).
(5) Chapter 311 of title 46 (known as the Pub-
lic Vessels Act).
(6) Other matters related to noncontractual
civil liability.
(7) Compensation for work injuries under
chapter 81 of title 5.
(8) The resolution of claims relating to dam-
age to or loss of personal property of the mem-
ber incident to service under the Military Per-
sonnel and Civilian Employees’ Claims Act of
1964 (31 U.S.C. 3721).1
(9) Section 651 of Public Law 104–208.
(c) A member of the Auxiliary, while assigned
to duty, shall be deemed to be a person acting
under an officer of the United States or an agen-
cy thereof for purposes of section 1442(a)(1) of
title 28.
(Added Pub. L. 104–324, title IV, § 403(a), Oct. 19,
1996, 11
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