19 U.S.C. § 81b — Establishment of zones

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The Board may grant corporations the right to set up, run, and maintain foreign-trade zones at U.S. ports of entry. Each port gets at least one zone, public corporations get first priority, and some states need special legislative approval first.

(a) Board authorization. The Board may grant corporations the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in or near ports of entry under U.S. jurisdiction, following the rules of this chapter and its regulations. (b) Number of zones per port. Every port of entry is entitled to at least one zone. If a port spans more than one state, each of those states gets its own zone. If two cities separated by water share one port of entry, a zone may be authorized in each city or in nearby territory. Any additional zones beyond what a port is entitled to are allowed only if the Board finds that existing or already-authorized zones cannot adequately serve trade. (c) Preference to public corporations. When granting applications, the Board must give preference to public corporations. (d) State-owned harbor facilities. If a state owns and controls the harbor facilities of one port of entry, while a municipality owns and controls the facilities of a different port of entry in that same state, the Board may not grant a public corporation's application for a zone in that state unless the state's legislature specifically authorized it, by a law passed after June 18, 1934.

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(a) Board authorization to grant zones

The Board is authorized, subject to the conditions and restrictions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations made thereunder, upon application as hereinafter provided, to grant to corporations the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining foreign-trade zones in or adjacent to ports of entry under the jurisdiction of the United States.

(b) Number of zones per port of entry

Each port of entry shall be entitled to at least one zone, but when a port of entry is located within the confines of more than one State such port of entry shall be entitled to a zone in each of such States, and when two cities separated by water are embraced in one port of entry, a zone may be authorized in each of said cities or in territory adjacent thereto. Zones in addition to those to which a port of entry is entitled shall be authorized only if the Board finds that existing or authorized zones will not adequately serve the convenience of commerce.

In granting applications preference shall be given to public corporations.

(d) Ownership of harbor facilities by State

In case of any State in which harbor facilities of any port of entry are owned and controlled by the State and in which State harbor facilities of any other port of entry are owned and controlled by a municipality, the Board shall not grant an application by any public corporation for the establishment of any zone in such State, unless such application has been authorized by an Act of the legislature of such State (enacted after June 18, 1934).

Source credit: (June 18, 1934, ch. 590, § 2, 48 Stat. 999.)

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1934Enacted · Act of June 18, 1934, ch. 590 · 48 Stat. 999

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 590 on 1934-06-18.

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