46 U.S.C. § 55101 Application of Coastwise Laws

LibraryUnited States Statutes
Edition2023
CurrencyCurrent through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
Year2023
Citation46 U.S.C. § 55101

(a) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in subsection (b), the coastwise laws apply to the United States, including the island territories and possessions of the United States.

(b) EXCEPTIONS.-The coastwise laws do not apply to-

(1) American Samoa;

(2) the Northern Mariana Islands, except as provided in section 502(b) of the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union With the United States of America ( 48 U.S.C. 1801 note); or

(3) the Virgin Islands until the President declares by proclamation that the coastwise laws apply to the Virgin Islands.

<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55101(a)</TD> <TD>46 App.:877 (words before last proviso).</TD> <TD>June 5, 1920, ch. 250, §21, 41 Stat. 997; Apr. 16, 1936, ch. 228, 49 Stat. 1207; Pub. L. 97-31, §12(47), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 157.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55101(b)(1)</TD> <TD>48:1664.</TD> <TD>June 14, 1934, ch. 523, 48 Stat. 963.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55101(b)(2)</TD> <TD>48:1801 note (Covenant §503(b)).</TD> <TD>Pub. L. 94-241, §1, Mar. 24, 1976, 90 Stat. 263; Pub. L. 98-213, §9, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1461; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="104-208">Pub. L. <actid>104-208</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" actaltid="104-208">div. A, title I, §<actsec>101</actsec>(d)</actseccitation> [title I], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-196.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55101(b)(3)</TD> <TD>46 App.:877 note.</TD> <TD>Proc. No. 3215, Dec. 12, 1957, 72 Stat. c19.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>55101(b)(4)</TD> <TD>46 App.:877 (last proviso).</TD> <TD/> </TR> </TABLE>

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