§1123. Obsolete tonnage; tramp service; relative costs at yards

The Secretary of Transportation shall make studies of and make reports to Congress on-

(a) Removal of obsolete tonnage

The scrapping or removal from service of old or obsolete merchant tonnage owned by the United States or in use in the merchant marine;

(b) Tramp shipping; participation in by Americans

Tramp shipping service and the advisability of citizens of the United States participating in such service with vessels under United States registry.

(c) Relative cost of construction at different yards; equalization

The relative cost of construction or reconditioning of comparable ocean vessels in shipyards in the various coastal districts of the United States, together with recommendations as to how such shipyards may compete for work on an equalized basis; reports under this paragraph shall be made annually on the first day of October of each year.

(June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, §213, 49 Stat. 1991 ; Oct. 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87–877, §2(c), (d), 76 Stat. 1201 ; Apr. 21, 1976, Pub. L. 94–273, §27, 90 Stat. 380 ; Aug. 6, 1981, Pub. L. 97–31, §12(71), 95 Stat. 159 .)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–31 substituted in provision preceding subsec. (a) "Secretary of Transportation" for "Commission". For prior transfers of functions of the Commission, meaning the United States Maritime Commission, see Transfer of Functions note below.

1976-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–273 substituted "October" for "July".

1962-Pub. L. 87–877 substituted "reports to Congress" for "a report to Congress as soon as practicable on", in text preceding subsec. (a), and inserted "; reports under this paragraph shall be made annually on the first day of July of each year" in subsec. (c).

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of United States Maritime Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 6 of 1949 and Reorg. Plan No. 21 of 1950, set out under section 1111 of this Appendix.