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[CITE: 14USC674]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
                       PART I--REGULAR COAST GUARD
 
                       CHAPTER 17--ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 674. Small boat station closures

    (a) Closures.--The Secretary of Transportation may not close a Coast 
Guard multimission small boat station or subunit unless the Secretary--
        (1) determines that--
            (A) remaining search and rescue capabilities maintain the 
        safety of the maritime public in the area of the station or 
        subunit;
            (B) regional or local prevailing weather and marine 
        conditions, including water temperature or unusual tide and 
        current conditions, do not require continued operation of the 
        station or subunit; and
            (C) Coast Guard search and rescue standards related to 
        search and rescue response times are met; and

        (2) provides an opportunity for public comment and for public 
    meetings in the area of the station or subunit with regard to the 
    decision to close the station or subunit.

    (b) Operational Flexibility.--The Secretary may implement any 
management efficiencies within the small boat station system, such as 
modifying the operational posture of units or reallocating resources as 
necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public nationwide. No 
stations or subunits may be closed under this subsection except in 
accordance with subsection (a).

(Added Pub. L. 104-324, title III, Sec. 309(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 
3919.)
