ACCEPTANCE OF EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT OF COAST GUARD FEES.

SEC. 5214. ACCEPTANCE OF EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT OF COAST GUARD FEES. The Secretary of Transportation may not issue a citation for failure to pay a fee or charge established under section 2110 of title 46, United States Code, to an owner or operator of a recreational vessel who provides reasonable evidence of prior payment of the fee or charge to a Coast Guard boarding officer.