§13521 — Title 49 Transportation | U.S. Code

Summary

Gives the Secretary and the Board authority over trips that use ships, or ships plus trucks, when travel crosses state lines or goes between the United States and another country. They cover ship trips between two States even if part of the route goes outside the United States. For mixed ship-and-truck trips between States, if any part goes outside the United States the Secretary only controls the truck parts inside the United States and the ship legs that move between U.S. places. For trips between the United States and a foreign place, coverage is limited to the portions that happen in the United States. State — includes U.S. territories and possessions. United States — includes U.S. territories and possessions.

Title 49, §13521

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(a)The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers are concerned—

(1)by water carrier between a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;

(2)by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a State to a place in another State; except that if part of the transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation provided—

(A)by motor carrier that is in the United States; and

(B)by water carrier that is from a place in the United States to another place in the United States; and

(3)by water carrier or by water carrier and motor carrier between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States, to the extent that—

(A)when the transportation is by motor carrier, the transportation is provided in the United States;

(B)when the transportation is by water carrier to a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States before transshipment from a place in the United States to a place outside the United States; and

(C)when the transportation is by water carrier from a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States after transshipment to a place in the United States from a place outside the United States.

(b)In this section, the terms “State” and “United States” include the territories and possessions of the United States.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10541 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

§13521 General Jurisdiction