§ 909.
The Secretary shall ensure that each Coast Guard small boat station (including a seasonally operated station) maintains, within the area of responsibility for the station, at least 1 vessel that is fully capable of performing offshore rescue operations, taking into consideration prevailing weather, marine conditions, and depositional geologic features such as sand bars.
(Added [Pub. L. 104–324, title III, § 309(a)], Oct. 19, 1996, [110 Stat. 3919], § 673; renumbered § 674, [Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, § 405(a)(1)], Nov. 25, 2002, [116 Stat. 2115]; amended [Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1704(a)], (f)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, [116 Stat. 2314], 2316; [Pub. L. 112–213, title II, § 217(12)], Dec. 20, 2012, [126 Stat. 1558]; renumbered § 909, [Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 107(b)], Dec. 4, 2018, [132 Stat. 4205].)