46 U.S.C. § 55604

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 55604 - Research on marine highway transportation

The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, may conduct research on marine highway transportation, regarding-

(1) the economic effects of marine highway transportation on the United States economy;

(2) the effects of marine highway transportation, including with respect to the provision of additional transportation options, on rural areas;

(3) the environmental and transportation benefits to be derived from marine highway transportation alternatives for other forms of transportation;

(4) technology, vessel design, and other improvements that would reduce emissions, increase fuel economy, and lower costs of marine highway transportation and increase the efficiency of intermodal transfers; and

(5) solutions to impediments to marine highway transportation projects designated under section 55601.

46 U.S.C. § 55604

Added Pub. L. 110-140, title XI, §1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 116-283 title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], §8332(d)(4), (5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4705; Pub. L. 117-263, div. C, title XXXV, §3521(c), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3078.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2022-Pars. (1) to (5). Pub. L. 117-263 added pars. (1) and (2) and redesignated former pars. (1) to (3) as (3) to (5), respectively. 2021- Pub. L. 116-283 substituted "marine highway" for "short sea" in section catchline and wherever appearing in text.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110-140 set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.

marine highway transportation

The term "marine highway transportation" means the carriage by a documented vessel of cargo (including such carriage of cargo and passengers), if such cargo-(A) is-(i) contained in intermodal cargo containers and loaded by crane on the vessel;(ii) loaded on the vessel by means of wheeled technology, including roll-on roll-off cargo;(iii) shipped in discrete units or packages that are handled individually, palletized, or unitized for purposes of transportation;(iv) bulk, liquid, or loose cargo loaded in tanks, holds, hoppers, or on deck; or(v) freight vehicles carried aboard commuter ferry boats; and(B) is-(i) loaded at a port in the United States and unloaded either at another port in the United States or at a port in Canada or Mexico; or(ii) loaded at a port in Canada or Mexico and unloaded at a port in the United States.