2012 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine (§§ 50101 - 58109)
Part D - Promotional Programs (§§ 55101 - 55605)
Chapter 556 - SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION (§§ 55601 - 55605)
Section 55605 - Short sea transportation defined
| 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 556 - SHORT SEA TRANSPORTATION Sec. 55605 - Short sea transportation defined |
| Contains | section 55605 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 110-140, title XI, §1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 112-213, title IV, §405(b), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571. |
| Statutes at Large References | 121 Stat. 1761 126 Stat. 1571 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 110-140, Public Law 112-213 |
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In this chapter, the term “short sea transportation” means the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo—
(1) that is—
(A) contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on the vessel; or
(B) loaded on the vessel by means of wheeled technology; and
(2) that is—
(A) loaded at a port in the United States and unloaded either at another port in the United States or at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System; or
(B) loaded at a port in Canada located in the Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway System and unloaded at a port in the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, §1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 112–213, title IV, §405(b), Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1571.)
Amendments2012—Pub. L. 112–213, which directed amendment of section 55605, without specifying the title to be amended, by substituting “by a documented vessel” for “by vessel” in the matter preceding par. (1), was executed to this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
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