§891w. Ship operations; allocations

In the allocations of the operations of the ships, the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute them as far as possible and without detriment to the service among the various ports of the country.

(May 22, 1928, ch. 675, §705, 45 Stat. 698 ; Ex. Ord. No. 6166, §12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §204, title IX, §904, 49 Stat. 1987 , 2016; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(53), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 157 .)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Maritime Commission". For prior transfers of functions, see Transfer of Functions note below.

Transfer of Functions

"Maritime Commission", meaning United States Maritime Commission, substituted in text for "board", meaning United States Shipping Board. For dissolution of Board and transfer of functions to United States Maritime Commission, see Ex. Ord. No. 6166 and act June 29, 1936. Ex. Ord. No. 6166 is set out as a note under section 901 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. For subsequent transfers of functions, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1949, Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, and Reorg. Plan No. 7 of 1961, set out under section 1111 of this Appendix.