46 U.S.C. § 55109 Dredging

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31]
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 46 U.S.C. § 55109

(a) IN GENERAL.-Except as provided in subsection (b), a vessel may engage in dredging in the navigable waters of the United States only if-

(1) the vessel is wholly owned by citizens of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade;

(2) the charterer, if any, is a citizen of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade; and

(3) the vessel has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title or is exempt from documentation but would otherwise be eligible for such a certificate and endorsement.

(b) DREDGING OF GOLD IN ALASKA.-A documented vessel with a registry endorsement may engage in the dredging of gold in Alaska.

(c) PENALTY.-If a vessel is operated in knowing violation of this section, the vessel and its equipment are liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the United States Government.

Cite as 46 U.S.C. § 55109

Source: Pub. L. 109-304, §8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1637.

current through 7/7/2023

<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>55109</TD> <TD>46 App.:292.</TD> <TD> <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2566" actaltid="2566">May 28, 1906ch. <actid>2566</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="2566" actaltid="2566">§<actsec>1</actsec>May 28, 1906</actseccitation>, 34 Stat. 204; <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1992" actaltid="102-87">Pub. L. <actid>102-87</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1992" actaltid="102-87">title V, §<actsec>5501</actsec>(a)(1), Nov. 4, <sessionyear>1992</sessionyear></actseccitation>, 106 Stat. 5084.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>

Subsection (a)(1) is substituted for "(1) the vessel meets the requirements of section 883 of this Appendix and sections 802 and 803 of this Appendix for engaging in the coastwise trade" for consistency with other sections of the revised title and to eliminate unnecessary words. Section 883 requires (among other things) that the vessel be owned by citizens of the United States, and section 802 contains the requirements for certain entities to qualify as citizens. Those requirements are restated in section 50501 which applies to this section. Section 883 also requires that the vessel be built in and documented under the laws of the United States. Those latter two requirements are covered by subsection (a)(3). Note that the build requirement is a requirement for a coastwise endorsement.