33 U.S.C. § 301
Section 301 · 301 to 303. Repealed. Pub. L. 96591, 8(a), Dec. 24, 1980, 94 Stat. 3435
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case Brewer v. Ravan (1988)
Most recently applied in Otal Investments Ltd. v. M.V. Clary (July 2007)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Section 301, R.S. 4233; Aug. 19, 1890, ch. 802, 26 Stat. 320; Feb. 8, 1895, ch. 64, 1, 28 Stat. 645; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, 1, 28 Stat. 672; June 7, 1897, ch. 4, 30 Stat. 96; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, 4, 62 Stat. 250; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 386, 2, 67 Stat. 497, made provision for the adoption of rules for navigation on the Red River of the North and rivers emptying into the Gulf of Mexico and tributaries. See section 2001 et seq. of this title. Section 302, R.S. 4233; Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, 1, 28 Stat. 672; Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1457, 10, 33 Stat. 1032; May 21, 1948, ch. 328, 4, 62 Stat. 250, defined the terms steam vessel, under way, visible, and distinct blast. See section 2003 of this title. Section 303, act Feb. 19, 1895, ch. 102, 3, 28 Stat. 672, set penalties for violation by vessels. See section 2072 of this title.