2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle VI - Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties
Chapter 603 - Tonnage Taxes and Light Money
Sec. 60309 - Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 60309 (2016)
Section Name §60309. Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports
Section Text

A passenger vessel making at least 3 trips per week between a port of the United States and a foreign port is exempt from tonnage taxes and light money.

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(Pub. L. 109–304, §9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1679.)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
60309 46 App.:124. R.S. §2792; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, §1, 35 Stat. 424.

The words "at least 3 trips per week" are substituted for "triweekly or oftener" for clarity. The words "and light money" are added for clarity and consistency. See 19 C.F.R. §4.21 (2003). The words "while such service triweekly or oftener is maintained" are omitted as unnecessary.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 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 VI - Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and Duties
CHAPTER 603 - TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY
Sec. 60309 - Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports
Contains section 60309
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 35 Stat. 424
120 Stat. 1679
Public Law References Public Law 109-304
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