2020 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
Chapter 573 - Vessel Trade-in Program
Sec. 57305 - Determination of trade-in allowance

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Citation 46 U.S.C. § 57305 (2020)
Section Name §57305. Determination of trade-in allowance
Section Text

(a) In General.—The Secretary of Transportation shall determine the trade-in allowance for an obsolete vessel at the time of acquisition of the vessel. The allowance shall be the fair value of the vessel. In determining the value, the Secretary shall consider—

(1) the scrap value of the obsolete vessel in American and foreign markets;

(2) the depreciated value based on a 20-year or 25-year life, whichever applies to the obsolete vessel; and

(3) the market value of the obsolete vessel for operation in world commerce or in the domestic or foreign commerce of the United States.


(b) Use of Obsolete Vessels.—If acquisition of the obsolete vessel occurs when the owner contracts for the construction of the new vessel, and the owner uses the obsolete vessel during the period of construction of the new vessel, the Secretary shall reduce the trade-in allowance by an amount representing the fair value of that use. The Secretary shall establish the rate for use of the obsolete vessel when the contract for construction of the new vessel is made.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1663.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
57305(a) 46 App.:1160(b) (3d sentence), (d) (1st, 2d sentences). June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, §510(b) (3d sentence), (d), as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, §7, 53 Stat. 1184; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, §8, 66 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 86–518, §1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 87–401, Oct. 5, 1961, 75 Stat. 833; Pub. L. 91–469, §35(a), Oct. 21, 1970, 84 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(91), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161.
57305(b) 46 App.:1160(d) (3d, last sentences).

In subsection (a), the words "fair value" are substituted for "fair and reasonable value" to eliminate unnecessary words. In paragraph (3), the word "commerce" is substituted for "trade" for consistency in the chapter.

In subsection (b), the words "for the entire period of such use" are omitted as unnecessary.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, 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 F - Government-Owned Merchant Vessels
CHAPTER 573 - VESSEL TRADE-IN PROGRAM
Sec. 57305 - Determination of trade-in allowance
Contains section 57305
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 53 Stat. 1184
66 Stat. 762
74 Stat. 216
75 Stat. 833
84 Stat. 1035
95 Stat. 161
120 Stat. 1663
Public Law References Public Law 86-518, Public Law 87-401, Public Law 91-469, Public Law 97-31, Public Law 109-304
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