FEDERAL · 46 U.S.C. · Chapter SUBCHAPTER II—CHARTERS
Demise charters
46 U.S.C. § 57511
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46 U.S.C. § 57511.
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A charter by the Secretary of Transportation under this chapter shall demise the vessel to the charterer subject to all usual conditions contained in a bareboat charter. The charter shall be for a term the Secretary considers to be in the best interest of the United States Government and the merchant marine.
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History
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1666.)
Editorial Notes
The words "for a term the Secretary considers to be" are substituted for "until January 1, 1940, shall be for terms of three years or less as the Secretary of Transportation may decide: Provided, That after January 1, 1940, charters may be executed by the Secretary of Transportation for such terms as the experience gained by the Secretary of Transportation shall indicate are" to eliminate unnecessary and obsolete words.
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