46 U.S.C. § 55334 — Restrictions on operations
submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-304 to r/title-46-SHIPPING · 153 words · no verdicts yet
This law limits how an "American Great Lakes vessel" can be used. Generally it cannot trade outside the Great Lakes, carry certain bulk government cargo, or act as a scheduled common carrier in foreign trade. It gets a limited 90-day-per-year exception to trade outside the Great Lakes during the off-season.
(a) Prohibitions. Unless subsection (b) allows it, an American Great Lakes vessel* may not: (1) engage in trade (A) from a U.S. port that isn't on the Great Lakes*, or (B) between two U.S. ports; (2) carry bulk cargo, as bulk cargo is defined elsewhere in this title, if that cargo is subject to section 55305 or 55314 (certain government-linked shipping rules) or to section 2631 of title 10; or (3) act — other than in ocean freight service — as (A) a contract carrier, or (B) a common carrier running a fixed, advertised schedule with frequent sailings in U.S. foreign trade.
(b) Off-Season Exception. An American Great Lakes vessel* may spend up to 90 days in any 12-month period doing the kind of trade banned by subsection (a)(1)(A) — trading from a non-Great-Lakes U.S. port — but only outside the Great Lakes shipping season*.
Except as provided in subsection (b), an American Great Lakes vessel* may not be used to—
engage in trade—
from a port in the United States that is not located on the Great Lakes*; or
between ports in the United States;
transport bulk cargo (as defined in section 40102 of this title) that is subject to section 55305 or 55314 of this title or section 2631 of title 10; or
provide a service (except ocean freight service) as—
a contract carrier; or
a common carrier on a fixed advertised schedule offering frequent sailings at regular intervals in the foreign trade of the United States.
An American Great Lakes vessel* may be used for not more than 90 days during any 12-month period to engage in trade prohibited by subsection (a)(1)(A), except during the Great Lakes shipping season*.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1649.)
- 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-304 · 120 Stat. 1649
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-304 on 2006-10-06.
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