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§57504 Charter or Sale of Vessels Acquired by Department of Transportation
Title 46 › Subtitle V — Merchant Marine › Part F — Government-Owned Merchant Vessels › CHAPTER 575 — CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL › § 57504
Summary
The Secretary may rent (charter) or sell DOT ships under the chapter’s rules.
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Title 46, §57504
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Vessels transferred to or otherwise acquired by the Department of Transportation in any manner may be chartered or sold by the Secretary of Transportation as provided in this chapter.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5750446 App.:1194.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 704, 49 Stat. 2008; Apr. 1, 1937, ch. 64, 50 Stat. 57; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(106), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 163.
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46 U.S.C. § 57504
Title 46, Shipping
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Aug 21, 2026
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