United States Code Title 46 — Shipping

§ 12506. Delegation of authority

§ 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.