§1191. Additional powers of Secretary for completion of program

Whenever the Secretary of Transportation shall find and determine, and such finding and determination shall be approved by the President of the United States, that the national policy declared in section 1101 of this Appendix, and the objectives set forth in section 1120 of this Appendix, cannot be fully realized within a reasonable time, in whole or in part, under the provisions of subchapters V and VI of this chapter, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized and directed to complete his long-range program previously adopted as provided in this subchapter.

(June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, §701, 49 Stat. 2008 ; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(103), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 162 .)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–31 substituted "Secretary of Transportation" for "Commission" in two places. For prior transfers of functions of the Commission, meaning the United States Maritime Commission, see Transfer of Functions note below.

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of United States Maritime Commission, 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.

Finding of Commission

Former United States Maritime Commission made findings and determinations on Apr. 28, 1938, which were approved by the President on Apr. 29, 1938, that the national policy declared in section 1101 of this Appendix and the objectives set forth in section 1120 of this Appendix could not with respect to construction of new vessels be fully realized within a reasonable time under the provisions of subchapters V and VI of this chapter.

Cross References

Operational and charter authority for vessels acquired under emergency powers, see section 198 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 1196 of this Appendix.