33 USC § 1607 - Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate

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title: "33 USC § 1607 - Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1607"
section_name: "Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate"
chapter_number: 30
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–75, § 8, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 310.)"
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# § 1607. Implementation by rules and regulations; authority to promulgate

The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating is authorized to promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter and the International Regulations proclaimed hereunder.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–75, § 8, July 27, 1977, 91 Stat. 310.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under .