2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part C - Financial Assistance Programs (§§ 53101 - 54101)
Chapter 537 - LOANS AND GUARANTEES (§§ 53701 - 53735)
Subchapter I - GENERAL (§§ 53701 - 53718)
Section 53707 - Findings related to obligors and operators
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part C - Financial Assistance Programs CHAPTER 537 - LOANS AND GUARANTEES SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL Sec. 53707 - Findings related to obligors and operators |
Contains | section 53707 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1607; Pub. L. 109-163, div. C, title XXXV, §3507(a)(1)(D), (b)(3)(B), (C), (c)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3555, 3556; Pub. L. 110-181, div. C, title XXXV, §3522(a)(3), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 597, 598. |
Statutes at Large References | 52 Stat. 970 53 Stat. 1187 64 Stat. 1078 67 Stat. 626 68 Stat. 1269 73 Stat. 269, 273 74 Stat. 216, 733 82 Stat. 180 84 Stat. 1035 86 Stat. 911 95 Stat. 166 104 Stat. 521 112 Stat. 1916 117 Stat. 1800 119 Stat. 3555 120 Stat. 1607 122 Stat. 597 |
Public Law References | Public Law 86-123, Public Law 86-127, Public Law 86-518, Public Law 86-685, Public Law 90-341, Public Law 91-469, Public Law 92-507, Public Law 97-31, Public Law 101-380, Public Law 105-258, Public Law 108-136, Public Law 109-163, Public Law 109-304, Public Law 110-181 |
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(a)
(b)
(1) a violation of part A of subtitle IV of this title that involves unjust or unfair discriminatory treatment or undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage with respect to a United States shipper, ocean transportation intermediary, ocean common carrier, or port; or
(2) a violation of part B of subtitle IV of this title.
(c)
(1) held liable, or the vessel has been held liable in rem, for a civil penalty under section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858) and the operator has not paid the penalty;
(2) found guilty of an offense under section 309 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1859) and not paid the assessed fine or served the assessed sentence;
(3) held liable for a civil or criminal penalty under section 105 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1375) and not paid the assessed fine or served the assessed sentence; or
(4) held liable for a civil penalty by the Coast Guard under this title or title 33 and not paid the assessed fine.
(d)
(1) the economic soundness requirements in section 53708(a) of this title are met after the waiver of the financial condition requirement; and
(2) if the Secretary or Administrator considers necessary, the waiver shall provide for the imposition of other requirements on the obligor designed to compensate for any significant increase in risk associated with the obligor's failure to meet regulatory requirements applicable to financial condition.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1607; Pub. L. 109–163, div. C, title XXXV, §3507(a)(1)(D), (b)(3)(B), (C), (c)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3555, 3556; Pub. L. 110–181, div. C, title XXXV, §3522(a)(3), (b), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 597, 598.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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53707(a) | 46 App.:1274(b)(1). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XI, §1104A(b)(1) [§1104A formerly §1104], as added June 23, 1938, ch. 600, §46, 52 Stat. 970; Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, §14, 53 Stat. 1187; Sept. 28, 1950, ch. 1093, §4, 64 Stat. 1078; Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 513, §2, 67 Stat. 626; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1265, §4, 68 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 86–123, §§1(3), 2, July 31, 1959, 73 Stat. 269, 271; Pub. L. 86–127, §1(3), (4), July 31, 1959, 73 Stat. 273; Pub. L. 86–518, §1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 86–685, §§2, 3, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 733; Pub. L. 90–341, June 15, 1968, 82 Stat. 180; Pub. L. 91–469, §§31, 32, Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1035; restated Pub. L. 92–507, §3, Oct. 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 911; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(136), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 166; §1104 renumbered as §1104A, Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, §4115(f)(1), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 521. |
53707(b) | 46 App.:1273a(a). | Pub. L. 105–258, title IV, §401, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1916. |
53707(c) | 46 App.:1273a(b). | |
53707(d) | 46 App.:1274(d)(4). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XI, §1104A(d)(4), as added Pub. L. 108–136, title XXXV, §3522, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1800. |
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, §3507(a)(1)(D), (b)(3)(B), (C), (c)(1). See 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(a)(3)(A), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, §3507(a)(1)(D), into this section by inserting “or Administrator” after “Secretary” in two places. See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(a)(3)(B), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, §3507(c)(1), into this section by substituting “Administrator” for “Secretary of Transportation”. See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(a)(3)(C), struck out “of Commerce” after “The Secretary” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(a)(3)(A), (D), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, §3507(b)(3)(B), (C), into this section by inserting “or Administrator” after “Secretary” in introductory provisions and in par. (2) by inserting “if the Secretary or Administrator considers necessary,” before “the waiver” and substituting “any significant increase in” for “the increased”. See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, §3507(a)(1)(D), (b)(3)(B), (C), (c)(1), which directed the amendment of sections 1273a(a) and 1274(b)(1), (d)(4)(B) of the former Appendix to this title from which this section was derived in part, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, §3522(b). See 2008 Amendment notes for subsecs. (a), (b), and (d) and Historical and Revision notes above.
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