46 U.S.C. § 70104 Transportation Security Incident Response

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• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 70104

(a) FACILITY AND VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS.-The Secretary shall-

(1) establish security incident response plans for vessels and facilities that may be involved in a transportation security incident; and

(2) make those plans available to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for inclusion in the Administrator's response plan for United States ports and waterways.

(b) CONTENTS.-Response plans developed under subsection (a) shall provide a comprehensive response to an emergency, including notifying and coordinating with local, State, and Federal authorities, including the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, securing the facility or vessel, and evacuating facility and vessel personnel.

(c) INCLUSION IN SECURITY PLAN.-A response plan required under this subsection for a vessel or facility may be included in the security plan prepared under section 70103(c).

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 70104

Source: Added Pub. L. 107-295, title I, §102(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2072; amended Pub. L. 109-295, title VI, §612(c), Oct. 4, 2006, 120 Stat. 1410.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 7/7/2023

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

CHANGE OF NAME

"Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency" and "Administrator's" substituted for "Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency" and "Director's", respectively, on authority of section 612(c) of Pub. L. 109-295 set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6, Domestic Security. Any reference to the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in title VI of Pub. L. 109-295 or an amendment by title VI to be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency until Mar. 31, 2007, see section 612(f)(2) of Pub. L. 109-295 set out as a note under section 313 of Title 6.