2018 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities
Chapter 563 - Emergency Acquisition of Vessels
Sec. 56304 - Disputed compensation

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 56304 (2018)
Section Name §56304. Disputed compensation
Section Text

If the person entitled to compensation disputes the amount of just compensation determined by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter, the Secretary shall pay the person, as a tentative advance, 75 percent of the amount determined. The person may bring a civil action against the United States to recover just compensation. If the tentative advance paid under this section is greater than the amount of the court's judgment, the person shall refund the difference.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1655.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
56304 46 App.:1242(c) (2d sentence), (d) (1st par. words after 2d comma). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title IX, §902(c) (2d sentence), (d) (1st par. words after 2d comma); as added Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 555, §3, 53 Stat. 1256; Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 929, §§2, 3, 70 Stat. 985; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(131), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 165.

This section is substituted for the source provisions to eliminate unnecessary words.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 46 - SHIPPING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part E - Control of Merchant Marine Capabilities
CHAPTER 563 - EMERGENCY ACQUISITION OF VESSELS
Sec. 56304 - Disputed compensation
Contains section 56304
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 53 Stat. 1256
70 Stat. 985
95 Stat. 165
120 Stat. 1655
Public Law References Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304
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