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46 U.S.C. 53302: Authority for construction reserve fundsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 46-SHIPPINGCHAPTER 533-CONSTRUCTION RESERVE FUNDS

§53302. Authority for construction reserve funds

(a)  General Authority.⁠—An eligible person under section 53303 of this title may establish a construction reserve fund for the construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, or acquisition of a new vessel or for other purposes authorized by this chapter.

(b)  Application of Certain Laws and Regulations.⁠—The fund shall be established, maintained, expended, and used as provided by this chapter and regulations prescribed jointly by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Treasury.

( Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c) , Oct. 6, 2006 , 120 Stat. 1587 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

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Source (Statutes at Large)

53302(a)

46 App.:1161(b) (1st sentence words before 6th comma and between 10th and 16th commas).

June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title V, § 511(b) (1st sentence words before 6th comma and between 10th and 16th commas, last sentence), as added Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 849, 54 Stat. 1106; June 17, 1943, ch. 130, subdiv. (a), 57 Stat. 157; July 17, 1952, ch. 939, § 9, 66 Stat. 762; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(92)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 161.

53302(b)

46 App.:1161(b) (last sentence).

In subsection (a), the words “necessary to carrying out the policy set forth in section 1101 of this Appendix” are omitted as unnecessary.