46 USC § 51503 - Regional maritime academies

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title: "46 USC § 51503 - Regional maritime academies"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "51503"
section_name: "Regional maritime academies"
chapter_number: 515
chapter_name: "STATE MARITIME ACADEMY SUPPORT PROGRAM"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Merchant Marine Service"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1577.)"
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# § 51503. Regional maritime academies

The Governors of the States cooperating to sponsor a regional maritime academy shall designate in writing one of those States to conduct the affairs of that academy. A regional maritime academy is eligible for assistance from the United States Government on the same basis as a State maritime academy sponsored by a single State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1577.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51503 | 46 App.:1295c(b). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(b), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2003. |

The reference to territories is omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of “State” in chapter 1 of the revised title.