2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part D - Promotional Programs (§§ 55101 - 55605)
Chapter 551 - COASTWISE TRADE (§§ 55101 - 55121)
Section 55113 - Use of foreign documented oil spill response vessels
| 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 D - Promotional Programs CHAPTER 551 - COASTWISE TRADE Sec. 55113 - Use of foreign documented oil spill response vessels |
| Contains | section 55113 |
| 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. 1638. |
| Statutes at Large References | 110 Stat. 3973 120 Stat. 1638 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 104-324, Public Law 109-304 |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an oil spill response vessel documented under the laws of a foreign country may operate in waters of the United States on an emergency and temporary basis, for the purpose of recovering, transporting, and unloading in a United States port oil discharged as a result of an oil spill in or near those waters, if—
(1) an adequate number and type of oil spill response vessels documented under the laws of the United States cannot be engaged to recover oil from an oil spill in or near those waters in a timely manner, as determined by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for a discharge or threat of a discharge of oil; and
(2) the foreign country has by its laws accorded to vessels of the United States the same privileges accorded to vessels of the foreign country under this section.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1638.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 55113 | 46:12101 note. | Pub. L. 104–324, title XI, §1117, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3973. |
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