Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-102
§50920 User Fees
Title 51 › Subtitle V — Programs Targeting Commercial Opportunities › CHAPTER 509 — COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES › § 50920
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation can only charge a user fee for work done under this part of the law if that part specifically says a fee is allowed.
Full Legal Text
Title 51, §50920
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The Secretary of Transportation may collect a user fee for a regulatory or other service conducted under this chapter only if specifically authorized by this chapter.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7011849 App.:2623 (last sentence).Oct. 30, 1984, Pub. L. 98–575, § 24 (last sentence), 98 Stat. 3064; Dec. 5, 1985, Pub. L. 99–170, § 301, 99 Stat. 1018; Oct. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–147, § 120, 101 Stat. 868; Nov. 17, 1988, Pub. L. 100–685, § 213, 102 Stat. 4093; Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–611, § 117(a), 104 Stat. 3202; restated Dec. 9, 1991, Pub. L. 102–195, § 13, 105 Stat. 1613; Nov. 4, 1992, Pub. L. 102–588, § 211, 106 Stat. 5115.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–314 successively renumbered section 70118 of title 49 and section 70118 of this title as this section.
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Citation
51 U.S.C. § 50920
Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102