§55123 — Title 46 Shipping | U.S. Code

Summary

A vessel carrying coal produced in the United States from one U.S. port to another must be loaded before any vessel waiting to export U.S.-produced coal at those ports. The Secretary of Transportation may remove that loading priority at any port if the Secretary finds it is in the national interest, and must report the removal to Congress within 30 days.

Title 46, §55123

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A vessel engaged in the coastwise transportation of coal produced in the United States, from a port in the United States to another port in the United States, shall be given priority in loading at any of those ports ahead of a waiting vessel engaged in the export transportation of coal produced in the United States. However, if the Secretary of Transportation finds that it is in the national interest, the Secretary may eliminate this priority loading at any port. The Secretary shall report to Congress within 30 days an action eliminating priority loading under this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5530146 App.:1121–1.Pub. L. 96–387, § 5, Oct. 7, 1980, 94 Stat. 1546; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(68), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 159; Pub. L. 99–662, title IX, § 947, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4200.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 renumbered section 55301 of this title as this section.

§55123 Priority Loading for Coal