[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR3.2]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
      CHAPTER I--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 3_BOATING AND WATER USE ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  3.2  Do other boating laws and regulations apply to me when I 
operate my boat on park waters?

    (a) In addition to the regulations contained in this part, the NPS 
adopts applicable laws and regulations of the United States Coast Guard. 
The USCG laws and regulations are found in Title 14 United States Code, 
Title 33 United States Code, Title 46 United States Code, and 33 CFR 
chapter I, 46 CFR chapter I and III and 49 CFR chapter IV. NPS applies 
the adopted laws and regulations to vessels and their operation on all 
waters (navigable and non-navigable) subject to NPS jurisdiction. 
Therefore, Federal regulations authorizing an action by the ``captain of 
the port'' or another officer or employee of the United States Coast 
Guard, authorize a like action by the superintendent.
    (b) Except to the extent that directives of the United States Coast 
Guard have expressly or implicitly preempted inconsistent state laws and 
regulations or as otherwise provided by subsection (a), vessels and 
their operation on all waters subject to NPS jurisdiction are governed 
by non-conflicting boating safety laws and regulations of the State 
within whose interior boundaries a park area or portion thereof is 
located.