46 USC 60305: Vessels in distress
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46 USC 60305: Vessels in distress Text contains those laws in effect on January 3, 2024
From Title 46-SHIPPINGSubtitle VI-Clearance, Tonnage Taxes, and DutiesCHAPTER 603-TONNAGE TAXES AND LIGHT MONEY
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§60305. Vessels in distress

A vessel is exempt from tonnage taxes and light money when it enters because it is in distress.

(Pub. L. 109–304, §9(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1678.)

Historical and Revision Notes
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Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
60305 46 App.:121 (3d sentence related to distress). Aug. 5, 1909, ch. 6, §36 (2d sentence related to distress), 36 Stat. 111; Pub. L. 101–508, title X, §10402(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–398; Pub. L. 103–66, title IX, §9001(a)(3), (c)(1), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 402.

The words "and light money" are added for clarity and consistency. See 19 C.F.R. §4.21 (2003).