46 USC 60309: Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports
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46 USC 60309: Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports Text contains those laws in effect on November 14, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle VI-Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and DutiesCHAPTER 603-TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY
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§60309. Passenger vessels making trips between ports of the United States and foreign ports

A passenger vessel making at least 3 trips per week between a port of the United States and a foreign port is exempt from tonnage taxes and light money.

( Pub. L. 109–304, §9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1679 .)

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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
60309 46 App.:124. R.S. §2792; May 28, 1908, ch. 212, §1, 35 Stat. 424 .

The words "at least 3 trips per week" are substituted for "triweekly or oftener" for clarity. The words "and light money" are added for clarity and consistency. See 19 C.F.R. §4.21 (2003). The words "while such service triweekly or oftener is maintained" are omitted as unnecessary.