46 USC § 55602 - Cargo and shippers

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identifier: "/us/usc/t46/s55602"
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title: "46 USC § 55602 - Cargo and shippers"
title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
section_number: "55602"
section_name: "Cargo and shippers"
chapter_number: 556
chapter_name: "MARINE HIGHWAYS"
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: "(Added Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, § 1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8332(d)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4705.)"
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# § 55602. Cargo and shippers

**(a)** **Memorandums of Agreement.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into memorandums of understanding with the heads of other Federal entities to transport federally owned or generated cargo using a marine highway transportation project designated under section 55601 when practical or available.

**(b)** **Short-Term Incentives.—** The Secretary shall consult shippers and other participants in transportation logistics and develop proposals for short-term incentives to encourage the use of marine highway transportation.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, § 1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8332(d)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4705.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2021— substituted “marine highway” for “short sea” in subsecs. (a) and (b).

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective 1 day after , see , set out as a note under , The Congress.