Effective: October 6, 2006

United States Code Annotated Currentness
Title 46. Shipping (Refs & Annos)
 Subtitle V. Merchant Marine (Refs & Annos)
 Part D. Promotional Programs
 Chapter 551. Coastwise Trade
 § 55113. Use of foreign documented oil spill response vessels

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an oil spill response vessel documented under the laws of a foreign country may operate in waters of the United States on an emergency and temporary basis, for the purpose of recovering, transporting, and unloading in a United States port oil discharged as a result of an oil spill in or near those waters, if--

(1) an adequate number and type of oil spill response vessels documented under the laws of the United States cannot be engaged to recover oil from an oil spill in or near those waters in a timely manner, as determined by the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for a discharge or threat of a discharge of oil; and

(2) the foreign country has by its laws accorded to vessels of the United States the same privileges accorded to vessels of the foreign country under this section.

CREDIT(S)

(Pub.L. 109-304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1638.)

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

Revision Notes and Legislative Reports

2006 Acts.

Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)	
55113	46:12101 note.	Pub. L. 104-324, title XI, § 1117, Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3973.	
House Report No. 109-170, see 2006 U.S. Code Cong. and Adm. News, p. 972.

LIBRARY REFERENCES

American Digest System

Environmental Law 444.
Shipping 14.
Key Number System Topic Nos. 149E, 354.

46 U.S.C.A. § 55113, 46 USCA § 55113

Current through P.L. 111-191 (excluding P.L. 111-148, 111-152, 111-159, and 111-173) approved 6-15-10

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