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§57108 Consideration of Ballast and Equipment in Determining Selling Price
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › CHAPTER 571 — GENERAL AUTHORITY › § 57108
Summary
Requires the Maritime Administration to list all ballast and onboard equipment and include their value when setting a ship’s sale price. The agency cannot sell the ship until those items are inventoried and their worth is counted.
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Title 46, §57108
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The Maritime Administration may not sell a vessel until its ballast and equipment have been inventoried and their value considered in determining the selling price of the vessel.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5710846 App.:864b.June 29, 1949, ch. 281, § 1 (proviso), 63 Stat. 349; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(36), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156.
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46 U.S.C. § 57108
Title 46, Shipping
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102