2020 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part C - Financial Assistance Programs
Chapter 534 - Tanker Security Fleet
Sec. 53409 - Special rule regarding age of participating Fleet vessels
| 46 U.S.C. § 53409 (2020) |
| §53409. Special rule regarding age of participating Fleet vessels |
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Any age restriction under section 53402(b)(4) of this title shall not apply to a participating Fleet vessel during the 30-month period beginning on the date the vessel begins operating under an operating agreement under this chapter, if the Secretary determines that the program participant for the vessel has entered into an arrangement to obtain and operate under the operating agreement for the participating Fleet vessel a replacement vessel that, upon commencement of such operation, will be eligible to be included in the Fleet under section 53402(b) of this title. |
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(Added Pub. L. 116–283, div. C, title XXXV, §3511(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4418.) |
| STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective upon completion and submission to Congress of report on United States-flagged fuel tanker vessel capacity and upon publication of certification related to program for United States-flagged fuel tanker vessels, see section 3511(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note under section 53401 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part C - Financial Assistance Programs CHAPTER 534 - TANKER SECURITY FLEET Sec. 53409 - Special rule regarding age of participating Fleet vessels |
| section 53409 |
| 2020 |
| January 13, 2021 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 134 Stat. 4418 |
| Public Law 116-283 |
