2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
Chapter 571 - General Authority
Sec. 57106 - Maintenance, improvement, and operation of vessels
46 U.S.C. § 57106 (2017) | |||||||||
§57106. Maintenance, improvement, and operation of vessels | |||||||||
(a) In General.—The Secretary of Transportation may maintain, repair, recondition, remodel, and improve vessels owned by the United States Government and in the possession or under the control of the Secretary, to equip them adequately for competition in the foreign trade of the United States. The Secretary may operate such a vessel or charter the vessel on terms and conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subtitle. (b) Documentation and Restrictions on Operation.—A vessel reconditioned, remodeled, or improved under subsection (a) shall be documented under the laws of the United States and remain so documented for at least 5 years after completion of the reconditioning, remodeling, or improvement. During that period, it shall be operated on voyages that are not exclusively coastwise. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1661.) |
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This section is substituted for the source provisions to eliminate obsolete and unnecessary provisions. |
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United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING | |||||||||
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Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels CHAPTER 571 - GENERAL AUTHORITY Sec. 57106 - Maintenance, improvement, and operation of vessels |
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section 57106 | |||||||||
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41 Stat. 993 43 Stat. 468 44 Stat. 1083 45 Stat. 690 49 Stat. 1987 95 Stat. 157 120 Stat. 1661 |
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Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304 |