[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 18, Volume 2, Parts 400 to end]
[Revised as of April 1, 2000]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 18CFR1304.201]

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                CHAPTER XIII--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
 
PART 1304--APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE TENNESSEE RIVER SYSTEM AND REGULATION OF STRUCTURES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart C--Regulation of Boathouses, Houseboats, Other Floating 
                      Structures, and Harbor Limits
 
Sec. 1304.201  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this subpart, in addition to any definitions 
contained elsewhere in this part, the following words or terms shall 
have the meaning specified in this section, unless the context requires 
otherwise:
    Existing as applied to floating boathouses or other structures, 
except houseboats, means those which were moored, anchored, or otherwise 
installed on, along, or in a TVA reservoir on or before July 1, 1972.
    Existing as applied to houseboats shall mean those which were 
moored, anchored, or otherwise installed on, along, or in a TVA 
reservoir on or before February 15, 1978.
    Floating boathouse means a floating structure or facility, any 
portion of which is enclosed, capable of storing or mooring any 
houseboat or other vessel under cover.
    Houseboat means any vessel which is equipped with enclosed or 
covered sleeping quarters.
    Navigable houseboat means any self propelled houseboat having 
maneuverability which is (a) built on a boat hull or on two or more 
pontoons; (b) equipped with motor and rudder controls located at a point 
on the houseboat from which there is forward visibility over a 180 deg. 
range; and (c) in compliance with all applicable State and Federal 
requirements relating to watercraft: Provided, however, That any 
existing houseboat which was deemed navigable under the provisions of 
the former Sec. 1304.201, which became effective November 21, 1971, 
shall continue to be deemed navigable for all purposes of this subpart, 
except that such houseboats shall be subject to the provisions of 
Sec. 1304.203(d).
    New as applied to houseboats, floating boathouses, floats, or other 
structures means all houseboats, floating boathouses, or structures, 
other than existing ones.
    Nonnavigable houseboat means a houseboat not in compliance with one 
or more of the criteria defining a navigable houseboat.

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    Pontoon means an elongated watertight box or cylinder extending fore 
and aft for the full length of a vessel and having a sloped or molded 
bow to facilitate movement through the water.
    Vessel means any watercraft or other structure or contrivance used 
or capable of use as a means of water transportation, such as a boat, 
floatboat, or houseboat.

[42 FR 65148, Dec. 30, 1977; 43 FR 6766, Feb. 16, 1978. Redesignated at 
44 FR 30682, May 29, 1979]