§1241v. Definitions

As used in sections 1241q to 1241v of this Appendix-

(1) American Great Lakes vessel

The term "American Great Lakes vessel" means a vessel which is so designated by the Secretary in accordance with section 1241r of this Appendix.

(2) Great Lakes

The term "Great Lakes" means Lake Superior; Lake Michigan; Lake Huron; Lake Erie; Lake Ontario; the Saint Lawrence River west of Saint Regis, New York; and their connecting and tributary waters.

(3) Great Lakes shipping season

The term "Great Lakes shipping season" means the period of each year during which the Saint Lawrence Seaway is open for navigation by vessels, as declared by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation created by the Act of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 981 et seq.).

(4) Secretary

The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation.

( Pub. L. 101–624, title XV, §1527, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3668 .)

References in Text

Sections 1241q to 1241v of this Appendix, referred to in text, was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle B (§§1521–1527) of title XV of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3665 , which enacted sections 1241q to 1241v of this Appendix and amended section 1241f of this Appendix.

Act of May 13, 1954, referred to in par. (3), is act May 13, 1954, ch. 201, 68 Stat. 93 , as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 19 (§981 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Development and Trade Act of 1990 and also as part of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and not as part of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, which comprises this chapter.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1241r, 1241t, 1241u of this Appendix.