40 U.S.C. § 548

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 548 - Surplus vessels

The Maritime Administration shall dispose of surplus vessels of 1,500 gross tons or more which the Administration determines to be merchant vessels or capable of conversion to merchant use. The vessels shall be disposed of in accordance with part F of subtitle V of title 46 and other laws authorizing the sale of such vessels.

40 U.S.C. § 548

Pub. L. 107-217, 116 Stat. 1090; Pub. L. 109-304, §17(g)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1708.

HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE
Revised Section	Source (U.S. Code)	Source (Statutes at Large)
548	40:484(i).	June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, §203(i), 63 Stat. 386; Pub. L. 97-31, §12(15), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 154.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2006- Pub. L. 109-304 substituted "part F of subtitle V of title 46" for "the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 et seq.),".