46 USC § 55333 - Exemption from restriction on transporting certain cargo

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s55333"
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title: "46 USC § 55333 - Exemption from restriction on transporting certain cargo"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "55333"
section_name: "Exemption from restriction on transporting certain cargo"
chapter_number: 553
chapter_name: "PASSENGER AND CARGO PREFERENCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AMERICAN GREAT LAKES VESSELS"
part_number: "D"
part_name: "Promotional Programs"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1649.)"
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# § 55333. Exemption from restriction on transporting certain cargo

section 55305(a) of this title

The 3-year documentation requirement of  does not apply to a vessel designated as an American Great Lakes vessel during the period of its designation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1649.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 55333 | 46 App.:1241q. | Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, § 1521, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3665. |

This section is substituted for the source provisions to eliminate unnecessary words.