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14 U.S.C. § 542 — Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty

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14 U.S.C. § 542 — Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation; penalty

No person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed services, shall establish, erect, or maintain any aid to maritime navigation in or adjacent to the waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or on the high seas if that person, or public body, or instrumentality is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, without first obtaining authority to do so from the Coast Guard in accordance with applicable regulations. Whoever violates the provisions of this section or any of the regulations issued by the Secretary in accordance herewith shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation continues shall be considered as a new offense.

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14 U.S.C. § 2904 — Education and training opportunities for Coast Guard spouses

**(a) Tuition Assistance.—** The Commandant may provide, subject to the availability of appropriations, tuition assistance to an eligible spouse to facilitate the acquisition of— (1) education and training required for a degree or credential at an accredited college, university, or technical school in the United States that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse; or (2) education prerequisites and a professional license or credential required, by a government or government-sanctioned licensing body, for an occupation that expands employment and portable career opportunities for the spouse. **(b) Definitions.—** In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) **Eligible spouse.—** (A) *In general.—* — The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under [section 1059 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1059&num=0&edition=prelim). (B) *Exclusion.—* — The term “eligible spouse” does not include an individual who— (i) is married to, but legally separated from, a member of the Coast Guard under a court order or statute of any State or territorial possession of the United States; or (ii) is eligible for tuition assistance as a member of the Armed Forces. (2) **Portable career.—** — The term “portable career” includes an occupation that requires education, training, or both that results in a credential that is recognized by an industry, profession, or specific type of business.

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48 U.S.C. § 1681 — Continuance of civil government for Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; assistance programs; maximum fiscal year costs; reimbursement

**(a)** Until Congress shall further provide for the government of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, all executive, legislative, and judicial authority necessary for the civil administration of the Trust Territory shall continue to be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner and through such agency or agencies as the President of the United States may direct or authorize. **(b)** The head of any department, corporation, or other agency of the executive branch of the Government may, upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, extend to the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, with or without reimbursement, scientific, technical, and other assistance under any program administered by such agency, or extend to the Trust Territory any Federal program administered by such agency, if the assistance or program will promote the welfare of the Trust Territory, notwithstanding any provision of law under which the Trust Territory may otherwise be ineligible for the assistance or program: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall not request assistance pursuant to this subsection that involves, in the aggregate, an estimated nonreimbursable cost in any one fiscal year in excess of $150,000: Provided further, That the cost of any program extended to the Trust Territory under this subsection shall be reimbursable out of appropriations authorized and made for the government of the Trust Territory pursuant to section 2 of this Act, as amended. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to financial assistance under a grant-in-aid program.

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14 U.S.C. § 543 — Interference with aids to navigation; penalty

It shall be unlawful for any person, or public body, or instrumentality, excluding the armed forces, to remove, change the location of, obstruct, wilfully damage, make fast to, or interfere with any aid to navigation established, installed, operated, or maintained by the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 541 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section541&num=0&edition=prelim), or with any aid to navigation lawfully maintained under authority granted by the Coast Guard pursuant to [section 542 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section542&num=0&edition=prelim), or to anchor any vessel in any of the navigable waters of the United States so as to obstruct or interfere with range lights maintained therein. Whoever violates the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $1,500 for each offense. Each day during which such violation shall continue shall be considered as a new offense.

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33 U.S.C. § 755 to 762 — Repealed. Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 20, 63 Stat. 561

### Statutory Notes Section 755, act June 16, 1880, ch. 235, 21 Stat. 263, related to police powers of masters of Lighthouse Service. See [section 522 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section522&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard. Section 756, act Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 81, § 6, 38 Stat. 928, related to use of appropriations with Forest Service. See [section 701 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section701&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 757, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 602, related to cooperation with Army and Navy Departments in time of or in preparation for war. See sections 103, 501, 504, 505, 521, 701, 704, and 705 of Title 14. Section 758, act Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417, 39 Stat. 602, related to transfer of vessels, equipment, etc., to Navy or Army Departments in case of vocational emergency. See sections 103, 501, 504, 505, 521, 701, 704, and 705 of Title 14. Section 759, acts June 20, 1906, ch. 3447, § 3, 34 Stat. 324; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538, related to unauthorized establishment of lights and penalty. See [section 542 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section542&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 760, act May 14, 1908, ch. 168, § 5, 35 Stat. 162, related to failure to maintain lights on bridges and penalty. See [section 544 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section544&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 761, acts May 14, 1908, ch. 168, § 6, 35 Stat. 162; June 17, 1910, ch. 301, § 6, 36 Stat. 538, related to wrongful interference with Government aids to navigation and penalty. See [section 543 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:U

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54 U.S.C. § 305104 — Terms of conveyance

**(a) In General.—** The conveyance of a historic light station shall be made subject to any conditions, including the reservation of easements and other rights on behalf of the United States, that the Administrator considers necessary to ensure that— (1) the Federal aids to navigation located at the historic light station in operation on the date of conveyance remain the personal property of the United States and continue to be operated and maintained by the United States for as long as needed for navigational purposes; (2) there is reserved to the United States the right to remove, replace, or install any Federal aid to navigation located at the historic light station as may be necessary for navigational purposes; (3) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed shall not interfere or allow interference in any manner with any Federal aid to navigation or hinder activities required for the operation and maintenance of any Federal aid to navigation without the express written permission of the head of the agency responsible for maintaining the Federal aid to navigation; (4) (A) the eligible entity to which the historic light station is conveyed shall, at its own cost and expense, use and maintain the historic light station in accordance with this division, the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties contained in part 68 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, and other applicable laws; and (B) any proposed changes to the historic light station shall be reviewed and approved by the Secretary in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer of the State in which the historic light station is located, for consistency with section 800.5(a)(2)(vii) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations a

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14 U.S.C. § 542 — Unauthorized aids to maritime navigation;

Page 55 TITLE 14—COAST GUARD § 542 public of any discontinuance of an aid to navigation de- scribed in that subsection. ‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In establishing a process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with and consider any recommendations of the Navigation Safe- ty Advisory Council. ‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after es- tablishing a process under subsection (a), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Transportation and In- frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of the process established.’’ IMPROVED SAFETY INFORMATION FOR VESSELS Pub. L. 113–281, title II, § 228, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3040, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2014], the Sec- retary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish a process that allows an oper- ator of a marine exchange or other non-Federal vessel traffic information service to use the automatic identi- fication system to transmit weather, ice, and other im- portant navigation safety information to vessels.’’ AIDS TO NAVIGATION REPORT Pub. L. 105–383, title II, § 208, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3416, provided that not later than 18 months after Nov. 13, 1998, the Commandant of the Coast Guard was to submit to Congress a report on the use of the Coast Guard’s aids to navigation system, including an anal- ysis of the respective use of the aids to navigation sys- tem by commercial interests, members of the general public for personal recreation, Federal and State gov- ernment for public safety, defense, and other similar purposes. REPORT TO CONGRESS; CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY; IN- CREASE IN RATIO OF CIVILIAN TO MILITARY EMPLOY- EES Pub.

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