FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter 37
Exemptions
46 U.S.C. § 3709
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46 U.S.C. § 3709.
Text
The Secretary may exempt a vessel from the minimum requirements established by sections 3704–3706 of this title for segregated ballast, crude oil washing, and dedicated clean ballast if the Secretary decides that shore-based reception facilities are a preferred method of handling ballast and that adequate facilities are readily available.
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§ 3704
46 U.S.C. § 3704
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History
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 524.)
Editorial Notes
Section 3709 provides the Secretary with the authority to exempt certain minimum tanker requirements of sections 3704, 3705, and 3706 when shorebased reception facilities are a better way of handling ballast and when the facilities are adequate and readily available.
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