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PUBLIC LAW 109-000—MMMM. DD, 2006
[120 STAT. 1491]

PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

120 STAT. 1491

‘‘§ 504. Remission of fees and penalties ‘‘Any part of a fee, tax, or penalty paid or a forfeiture incurred under a law or regulation relating to vessels or seamen may be remitted if— ‘‘(1) application for the remission is made within one year after the date of the payment or forfeiture; and ‘‘(2) it is found that the fee, tax, penalty, or forfeiture was improperly or excessively imposed. ‘‘§ 505. Penalty for violating regulation or order ‘‘A person convicted of knowingly and willfully violating a regulation or order of the Federal Maritime Commission or the Secretary of Transportation under subtitle IV or V of this title, for which no penalty is expressly provided, shall be fined not more than $500. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.’’. SEC. 5. SUBTITLE II OF TITLE 46.

Chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘CHAPTER 121—DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS ‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL ‘‘Sec. ‘‘12101. ‘‘12102. ‘‘12103. ‘‘12104. ‘‘12105. ‘‘12106. ‘‘12107.

Definitions. Vessels requiring documentation. General eligibility requirements. Applications for documentation. Issuance of documentation. Surrender of title and number. Wrecked vessels.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER II—ENDORSEMENTS AND SPECIAL DOCUMENTATION ‘‘12111. Registry endorsement. ‘‘12112. Coastwise endorsement. ‘‘12113. Fishery endorsement. ‘‘12114. Recreational endorsement. ‘‘12115. Temporary endorsement for vessels procured outside the United States. ‘‘12116. Limited endorsements for Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands. ‘‘12117. Oil spill response vessels. ‘‘12118. Owners engaged primarily in manufacturing or mineral industry. ‘‘12119. Owners engaged primarily in leasing or financing transactions. ‘‘12120. Liquified gas tankers. ‘‘12121. Small passenger vessels and uninspected passenger vessels. ‘‘12131. ‘‘12132. ‘‘12133. ‘‘12134. ‘‘12135. ‘‘12136. ‘‘12137. ‘‘12138. ‘‘12139.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS Command of documented vessels. Loss of coastwise trade privileges. Duty to carry certificate on vessel and allow examination. Evidentiary uses of documentation. Invalidation of certificates of documentation. Surrender of certificates of documentation. Recording of vessels built in the United States. List of documented vessels. Reports. ‘‘SUBCHAPTER IV—PENALTIES

‘‘12151. ‘‘12152.

Penalties. Denial or revocation of endorsement for non-payment of civil penalty.

‘‘SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL ‘‘§ 12101. Definitions ‘‘(a) REBUILT IN THE UNITED STATES.—In this chapter, a vessel is deemed to have been rebuilt in the United States only if the

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