46 USC 57506 - Minimum Selling Price of Vessels
(a) In General.—A vessel constructed under this subtitle or the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, may not be sold by the Secretary of Transportation for less than the price specified in this section.
(b) Operation in Foreign Trade.—If the vessel is to be operated in foreign trade, the minimum price is the estimated foreign construction cost (exclusive of national defense features) determined as of the date the construction contract is executed, less depreciation under subsection (d).
(c) Operation in Domestic Trade.—If the vessel is to be operated in domestic trade, the minimum price is the cost of construction in the United States (exclusive of national defense features), less depreciation under subsection (d).
(d) Depreciation.—Depreciation under subsections (b) and (c) shall be based on—
(1) a 25-year life for dry-cargo and passenger vessels; and
(2) a 20-year life for tankers and other bulk liquid carrier vessels.
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1665.)
Historical and Revision Notes
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
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| 57506 |
46 App.:1195 (last sentence). |
June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, §705 (last sentence), as added Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 417, §11(a), 53 Stat. 1185; Pub. L. 86–518, §1, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 216; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(107), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163. |
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46 App.:1125 note. |
Pub. L. 86–518, §9, June 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 217. |
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