2015 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping (Sections 101 - 80509)
Subtitle IV - Regulation of Ocean Shipping (Sections 40101 - 44106)
Part B - Actions to Address Foreign Practices (Sections 42101 - 42307)
Chapter 421 - Regulations Affecting Shipping in Foreign Trade (Sections 42101 - 42109)
Sec. 42106 - Other actions to remedy unfavorable conditions
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle IV - Regulation of Ocean Shipping Part B - Actions To Address Foreign Practices CHAPTER 421 - REGULATIONS AFFECTING SHIPPING IN FOREIGN TRADE Sec. 42106 - Other actions to remedy unfavorable conditions |
| Contains | section 42106 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1550. |
| Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 2979 112 Stat. 1915 120 Stat. 1550 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 101-595, Public Law 105-258, Public Law 109-304 |
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If the Federal Maritime Commission finds that conditions unfavorable to shipping in foreign trade as described in section 42101 of this title exist, the Commission may—
(1) limit voyages to and from United States ports or the amount or type of cargo carried;
(2) suspend, in whole or in part, tariffs and service contracts for carriage to or from United States ports, including a common carrier's right to use tariffs of conferences and service contracts of agreements in United States trades of which it is a member for any period the Commission specifies;
(3) suspend, in whole or in part, an ocean common carrier's right to operate under any agreement filed with the Commission, including any agreement authorizing preferential treatment at terminals, preferential terminal leases, space chartering, or pooling of cargo or revenue with other ocean common carriers;
(4) impose a fee not to exceed $1,000,000 per voyage; or
(5) take any other action the Commission finds necessary and appropriate to adjust or meet any condition unfavorable to shipping in the foreign trade of the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1550.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 42106 | 46 App.:876(i). | June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §19(i); as added Pub. L. 101–595, title I, §103(2), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2979; Pub. L. 105–258, title III, §301, Oct. 14, 1998, 112 Stat. 1915. |
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