2014 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen (Sections 2101 - 14702)
Part A - General Provisions (Sections 2101 - 2307)
Chapter 21 - General (Sections 2101 - 2118)
Sec. 2109 - Public vessels
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen Part A - General Provisions CHAPTER 21 - GENERAL Sec. 2109 - Public vessels |
| Contains | section 2109 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 98-89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 99-509, title V, §5102(b)(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1927; Pub. L. 109-241, title IX, §902(e)(1), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 111-281, title IX, §903(a)(5)(A), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010. |
| Statutes at Large References | 97 Stat. 507 100 Stat. 1927 120 Stat. 567 124 Stat. 3010 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 98-89, Public Law 99-509, Public Law 109-241, Public Law 111-281 |
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Except as otherwise provided, this subtitle does not apply to a public vessel of the United States. However, this subtitle does apply to a vessel (except a Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation vessel) owned or operated by the Department of Transportation or by any corporation organized or controlled by the Department.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 507; Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5102(b)(3), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1927; Pub. L. 109–241, title IX, §902(e)(1), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 111–281, title IX, §903(a)(5)(A), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010.)
| Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
|---|---|
| 2109 | 46:362 46:363 46:391a(4) |
Section 2109 exempts public vessels from the applicability of the maritime safety and seamen's welfare laws of this subtitle although some public vessels are inspected under interagency voluntary agreements.
AMENDMENTS2010—Pub. L. 111–281 amended directory language of Pub. L. 109–241, §902(e)(1). See 2006 Amendment note below.
2006—Pub. L. 109–241, §902(e)(1), as amended by Pub. L. 111–281, struck out "a Coast Guard or" after "(except".
1986—Pub. L. 99–509 substituted "Except as otherwise provided, this" for "This".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2010 AMENDMENTPub. L. 111–281, title IX, §903(a), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 3010, provided that the amendment by section 903(a)(5)(A) is effective with enactment of Pub. L. 109–241.
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