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§55333 Exemption From Restriction on Transporting Certain Cargo
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part D — Promotional Programs › CHAPTER 553 — PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES › SUBCHAPTER III — AMERICAN GREAT LAKES VESSELS › § 55333
Summary
A vessel that is officially designated an American Great Lakes vessel does not have to meet the three-year documentation requirement while it keeps that designation.
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Title 46, §55333
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The 3-year documentation requirement of section 55305(a) of this title does not apply to a vessel designated as an American Great Lakes vessel during the period of its designation.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5533346 App.:1241q.Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1521, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3665. This section is substituted for the source provisions to eliminate unnecessary words.
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46 U.S.C. § 55333
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Aug 21, 2026
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