46 U.S.C. § 12505 — Fees

submitted 38 years ago by Pub. L. 100-710 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 81 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Transportation can charge a fee for giving out or requesting vessel information. Government agencies and States that share their own vessel data do not have to pay this fee. Any fees collected go into the U.S. Treasury's general fund.

(a) The Secretary of Transportation may charge a fee, under a general fee law (section 9701 of title 31), for providing information from, or requesting information for, the vessel identification system. The Secretary cannot charge this fee to: (1) a government agency; or (2) a State that shares its own vessel information under section 12503(a). (b) The Secretary must deposit any money collected or transferred under this section into the Treasury's general fund, credited as income belonging to the vessel identification system.

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(a)

The Secretary of Transportation may charge a fee under section 9701 of title 31 for providing information to or requesting information from the vessel identification system, except to—

(1)

an agency; or

(2)

a State making information available to the Secretary under section 12503(a) of this title.

(b)

The Secretary shall deposit amounts transferred or collected under this section in the general fund of the Treasury as proprietary receipts of the Secretary and ascribed to the vessel identification system.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 101(a), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4737; amended Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, § 603(11), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1988Enacted · Pub. L. 100-710 · 102 Stat. 4737
1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-595 · 104 Stat. 2993

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 100-710 on 1988-11-23.

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