2010 US Code
Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle VIII - Miscellaneous
CHAPTER 803 - ICE AND DERELICTS
Sec. 80301 - International agreements
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle VIII - Miscellaneous CHAPTER 803 - ICE AND DERELICTS Sec. 80301 - International agreements |
Contains | section 80301 |
Date | 2010 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 109-304, §11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692. |
Statutes at Large References | 49 Stat. 1922 120 Stat. 1692 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 109-304 |
§80301. International agreements
(a) General Authority.—The President may make agreements with interested maritime countries to—
(1) maintain in the North Atlantic Ocean a service of ice patrol, of study and observation of ice and current conditions, and of assistance to vessels and their crews requiring assistance within the limits of the patrol;
(2) maintain a service of study and observation of ice and current conditions in the waters affecting the set and drift of ice in the North Atlantic Ocean; and
(3) take all practicable steps to ensure the destruction or removal of derelicts in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, east of the line drawn from Cape Sable to a point in latitude 34 degrees north, longitude 70 degrees west, if the destruction or removal is necessary.
(b) Payment Between Countries.—The President may include in an agreement under subsection (a) a provision for—
(1) payment to the United States Government by other countries for their proportionate share of the expense of maintaining the services; or
(2) contribution by the Government for its proportionate share if the agreement provides for another country to maintain the services.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §11, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1692.)
Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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80301 | 46 App.:738. | June 25, 1936, ch. 807, §1, 49 Stat. 1922. |
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