Public Law 93-487 93rd Congress, H. R. 13561 October 26, 1974 An Act To amend the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933. 88 STAT. 1463 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the Intercoastal Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, as amended (46 U.S.C. 845b), is Shipping Act, amended by changing the period to a comma at the end and adding 1933, amendthe words: "and shall apply to the carriage, storage or handling of property for the United States, State or municipal governments, or for charitable purposes.". SEC. 2. Section 6 of the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, as amended (46 U.S.C. 846), is deleted. Approved October 26, 1974. ment. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-1348 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). Oot. 7, considered and passed House. Oct. 15, considered and passed Senate, in lieu of S. 3173. Public Law 93-519 93rd Congress, S. 3308 December 13, 1974 An Act To amend section 2 of title 14, United States Code, to authorize icebreaking operations in foreign waters pursuant to international agreements, and for other purposes. 88 STAT. 1659 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of Coast Guard. title 14, United States Code, is hereby amended by inserting the words Icebreaking "shall, pursuant to international agreements, develop, establish, main- operations. tain, and operate icebreaking facilities on, under, and over waters other than the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;" immediately before the words "shall engage in oceanographic research". Approved December 13, 1974. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-1390 accompanying H.R. 13791 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 93-1084 (Comm. on Commerce). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 120 (1974): Aug. 15, considered and passed Senate. Deo. 3, considered and passed House, in lieu of H.R. 13791. Public Law 93-524 93rd Congress, S. 1353 December 18, 1974 An Act To deduct from gross tonnage in determining net tonnage those spaces on board vessels used for waste materials. 88 STAT. 1694 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4153 Vessels. of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 77) is amended by inserting following paragraph (d) the following new paragraph: (e) Space occupied by machinery used exclusively to separate, clarify, purify, or process, a ship's own slop oil mixture, tank-cleaning residue, bilge residue, or other waste materials, including sewage garbage, galley wastes, or trash and space occupied by any tank, tanks, or collection area used exclusively for the carriage or collection of such slop oil mixture, tank-cleaning residue, or other waste materials, but not to exceed a maximum space deduction established by regulations hereunder. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall issue regulations to define the slop oil mixtures, cleaning residue, and waste materials, establish the maximum deductions which may be made, define the manner in which the spaces shall be used and marked, and as necessary otherwise to carry out the provisions of this paragraph." SEC. 2. Section 4153 of the Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 77) is further amended by redesignating existing paragraphs (e) through (i) as (f) through (j). Approved December 18, 1974. Net tonnage for waste materials. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93--1392 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 120 (1974): Mar. 13, considered and passed Senate. Deo. 3, considered and passed House, amended. Deo. 5, Senate concurred in House amendments. Public Law 93-605 An Act To amend section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection 510 Vessels. (i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1160 (i)) is amended Exchange. to read as follows: 38 USC 3204. "(i) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized, within two years after enactment of this subsection, to acquire mariner class vessels constructed under title VII of this Act and Public Law 911, Eightyfirst Congress, in exchange for obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that are scheduled for scrapping. For purposes of this subsection, the traded-in and traded-out vessels shall be valued at the higher of their scrap value in domestic or foreign markets as of the date of the exchange: Provided, That in any exchange transactions the value assigned to the traded-in and traded-out vessels will be determined on the same basis. The value of the traded-out vessel shall be as nearly as possible equal to the value of the traded-in vessel plus the fair value of the cost of towing the traded-out vessel to the place of scrapping. To the extent the value of the traded-out vessel exceeds the value of the traded-in vessel plus the fair value of the cost of towing, the owner of the traded-in vessel shall pay the excess to the Secretary of Commerce in cash at the time of the exchange. This excess shall be deposited into the Vessel Operations Revolving Fund and all costs Vessel incident to the lay-up of vessels acquired under this Act may be paid Operations from balances in the Fund. No payments shall be made by the Secre- Revolving tary of Commerce to the owner of any traded-in vessel in connection with any exchange under this subsection. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 9 and 37 of the Shipping Act, 1961, vessels traded 46 USC 808. out under this subsection may be scrapped in approved foreign markets. The provision of this subsection (i) as it read prior to this amendment shall govern all transactions made thereunder prior to this amendment.”. SEC. 2. (a) The Shipping Act, 1916, as amended (46 U.S.C. 801-842), is amended by inserting a new section 3 to read as follows: Fund. 46 USC 835. 88 STAT. 1965 88 STAT. 1966 "SEC. 3. Notwithstanding part III of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), or any other provision of law, rates and charges for the barging and affreighting of containers or containerized cargo by barge between points in the United States, shall be filed solely with the Federal Maritime Commission in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission where Rules and (a) the cargo is moving between a point in a foreign country or a non- regulations. contiguous State, territory, or possession and a point in the United States, (b) the transportation by barge between points in the United States is furnished by a terminal operator as a service substitute in lieu of a direct vessel call by the common carrier by water transporting the containers or containerized cargo under a through bill of lading, (c) such terminal operator is a Pacific Slope State, municipality, or other public body or agency subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Maritime Commission, and the only one furnishing the particular circumscribed barge service in question as of the date of enactment hereof, and (d) such terminal operator is in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Federal Maritime Commission for the operation of such barge service. The terminal operator providing such services shall be subject to the provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916.". (b) Within one hundred and twenty days after enactment of this 46 USC 1160 88 STAT, 1966 Rules and regulations. Act, the Federal Maritime Commission shall promulgate rules and LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: HOUSE REPORT No. 93-1073 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 120 (1974): June 4, considered and passed House. Deo. 17, considered and passed Senate, amended. |