46-U.S.C.-57308
§57308 – Use of Vessels At Least 25 Years Old
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Title 46 > Subtitle V > Part F > Chapter 573 > Section 57308
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- Reference: Section 57308
- Legend: §57308 – Use of Vessels At Least 25 Years Old
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
An obsolete vessel acquired under this chapter that is or becomes at least 25 years old may not be used for commercial operation. However, the vessel may be used—
(1) during a period in which vessels may be requisitioned under chapter 563 of this title; or
(2) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, on trade routes serving only the foreign trade of the United States.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1664.)
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 57308 | 46 App.:1160(g). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, §510(g), as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, §7, 53 Stat. 1185; Pub. L. 86–518, §1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(91), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161. |
The words and vessels presently in the Secretarys laid-up fleet which are or become twenty-five years old or more and or any such vessel in the laid-up fleet are omitted as obsolete. In paragraph (2), the words for the employment of the Secretarys vessels in steamship lines are omitted as unnecessary.
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