46 U.S.C. § 12506

Delegation of authority

The Secretary of Transportation may delegate to an agency, a State, or a qualified person the authority to—

(1)

establish and maintain the vessel identification system; and

(2)

charge fees under section 12505 of this title to a person making information available to or requesting information from the vessel identification system.

(Added Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 101(a) , Nov. 23, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4737 .)