### Question
Can you define what houseboat means?


### Answer
**Houseboat** is defined as the following in *33 U.S.C. § 1322*:

> a vessel which, for a period of time determined by the State in which the vessel is located, is used primarily as a residence and is not used primarily as a means of transportation

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 1322*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 26-WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER III-STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT**

