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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1232a. Navigational hazards
(a) Reporting procedure
The Secretary shall establish a program to encourage fishermen
and other vessel operators to report potential or existing
navigational hazards involving pipelines to the Secretary through
Coast Guard field offices.
(b) Secretary's response
(1) Upon notification by the operator of a pipeline of a hazard
to navigation with respect to that pipeline, the Secretary shall
immediately notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Office of Pipeline
Safety, other affected Federal and State agencies, and vessel
owners and operators in the pipeline's vicinity.
(2) Upon notification by any other person of a hazard or
potential hazard to navigation with respect to a pipeline, the
Secretary shall promptly determine whether a hazard exists, and if
so shall immediately notify Coast Guard headquarters, the Office of
Pipeline Safety, other affected Federal and State agencies, vessel
owners and operators in the pipeline's vicinity, and the owner and
operator of the pipeline.
(c) Establishment of standards
The Secretary shall, within six months after November 16, 1990,
establish standards, for the purposes of this section, for what
constitutes a hazard to navigation.
(d) "Pipelines" defined
For purposes of this section, the term "pipelines" has the
meaning given the term "pipeline facilities" in section
60101(a)(18) of title 49.
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