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46 U.S.C. § 55108 — Platform jackets

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46 U.S.C. § 55108 — Platform jackets

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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section: (1) **Coastwise qualified vessel.—** — The term “coastwise qualified vessel” means a vessel that has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title. (2) **Platform jacket.—** — The term “platform jacket” refers to a single physical component and includes any type of offshore exploration, development, or production structure or component thereof, including— (A) platform jackets; (B) tension leg or SPAR platform superstructures (including the deck, drilling rig and support utilities, and supporting structure); (C) hull (including vertical legs and connecting pontoons or vertical cylinder); (D) tower and base sections of a platform jacket; (E) jacket structures; and (F) deck modules (known as “topsides”). **(b) Authorized Transportation.—** [Section 55102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section55102&num=0&edition=prelim) does not apply to the transportation of a platform jacket in or on a non-coastwise qualified launch barge between two points in the United States, at one of which there is an installation or other device within the meaning of section 4(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1333(a)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1333/a&num=0&edition=prelim)), if— (1) the launch barge was built before December 31, 2000, and has a launch capacity of at least 12,000 long tons; and (2) the Secretary of Transportation makes a determination, in accordance with procedures established under subsection (c), that a suitable coastwise qualified vessel is not available for use in the transportation and, if needed, launch or installation of a platform jacket. **(c) Procedures To Maximize Use of Coastwise Qualified Vessels.—** The Secretary of Transportation shall adopt procedures implementing this section that are reasonably designed to provide timely information so as to maximize the use of coastwise qualified vessels. The procedures shall, among other things, establish that for purposes of this section, a coastwise qualified vessel shall be deemed to be not available only if— (1) on application by an owner or operator for the use of a non-coastwise qualified launch barge for transportation of a platform jacket under this section (which application shall include all relevant information, including engineering details and timing requirements), the Secretary promptly publishes a notice in the Federal Register— (A) describing the project and the platform jacket involved; (B) advising that all relevant information reasonably needed to assess the transportation requirements for the platform jacket will be made available to interested parties on request; and (C) requesting that information on the availability of coastwise qualified vessels be submitted within 30 days after publication of that notice; and (2) (A) no information is submitted to the Secretary within that 30 day period; or (B) the owner or operator of a coastwise qualified vessel submits information to the Secretary asserting that the owner or operator has a suitable coastwise qualified vessel available for the transportation, but the Secretary determines, within 90 days after the notice is first published, that the coastwise qualified vessel is not suitable or reasonably available for the transportation.

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46 U.S.C. § 55102 — Transportation of merchandise

**(a) Definition.—** In this section, the term “merchandise” includes— (1) merchandise owned by the United States Government, a State, or a subdivision of a State; and (2) valueless material. **(b) Requirements.—** Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or chapter 121 of this title, a vessel may not provide any part of the transportation of merchandise by water, or by land and water, between points in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, unless the vessel— (1) is wholly owned by citizens of the United States for purposes of engaging in the coastwise trade; and (2) has been issued a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 or is exempt from documentation but would otherwise be eligible for such a certificate and endorsement. **(c) Penalty.—** Merchandise transported in violation of subsection (b) is liable to seizure by and forfeiture to the Government. Alternatively, an amount equal to the value of the merchandise (as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security) or the actual cost of the transportation, whichever is greater, may be recovered from any person transporting the merchandise or causing the merchandise to be transported.

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43 U.S.C. § 1333 — Laws and regulations governing lands

**(a) Constitution and United States laws; laws of adjacent States; publication of projected State lines; international boundary disputes; restriction on State taxation and jurisdiction** (1) **Jurisdiction of the united states on the outer continental shelf.—** (A) *In general.—* — The Constitution and laws and civil and political jurisdiction of the United States are extended, to the same extent as if the outer Continental Shelf were an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction located within a State, to— (i) the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf; (ii) all artificial islands on the outer Continental Shelf; (iii) installations and other devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed, which may be erected thereon for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or producing resources, including non-mineral energy resources; or (iv) any such installation or other device (other than a ship or vessel) for the purpose of transporting or transmitting such resources. (B) *Leases issued exclusively under this act.—* — Mineral or energy leases on the outer Continental Shelf shall be maintained or issued only under the provisions of this subchapter. (2) (A) To the extent that they are applicable and not inconsistent with this subchapter or with other Federal laws and regulations of the Secretary now in effect or hereafter adopted, the civil and criminal laws of each adjacent State, now in effect or hereafter adopted, amended, or repealed are declared to be the law of the United States for that portion of the subsoil and seabed of the outer Continental Shelf, and artificial islands and fixed structures erected thereon, which would be within the area of the State if its boundaries were extended seaward to the outer margin of the

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43 U.S.C. § 1333 — Laws and regulations governing lands

Page 328 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1333 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘settling’’. (Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 3, 67 Stat. 462; Pub. L. 95–372, title II, § 202, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 99–272, title VIII, § 8002, Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 148.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1986—Par. (4)(B), (C). Pub. L. 99–272 added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). 1978—Pub. L. 95–372 redesignated subsecs. (a) and (b) as pars. (1) and (2) and added pars. (3) to (6). § 1333. Laws and regulations governing lands (a) Constitution and United States laws; laws of adjacent States; publication of projected State lines; international boundary disputes; restriction on State taxation and jurisdiction (1) JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Constitution and laws and civil and political jurisdiction of the United States are extended, to the same ex- tent as if the outer Continental Shelf were an area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction located within a State, to— (i) the subsoil and seabed of the outer Con- tinental Shelf; (ii) all artificial islands on the outer Con- tinental Shelf; (iii) installations and other devices perma- nently or temporarily attached to the sea- bed, which may be erected thereon for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or pro- ducing resources, including non-mineral en- ergy resources; or (iv) any such installation or other device (other than a ship or vessel) for the purpose of transporting or transmitting such re- sources. (B) LEASES ISSUED EXCLUSIVELY UNDER THIS ACT.—Mineral or energy leases on the outer Continental Shelf shall be maintained or issued only under the provisions of this sub- chapter. (2)(A) To the extent that they are applicable and not

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46 U.S.C. § 55108 — Platform jackets

Page 478 TITLE 46—SHIPPING § 55108 nation of registry extends reciprocal privileges to vessels of the United States. (Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1635.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 55107 .......... 46 App.:883 (6th pro- viso). June 5, 1920, ch. 250, § 27 (6th proviso), 41 Stat. 999; July 2, 1935, ch. 355, 49 Stat. 442; Pub. L. 89–194, Sept. 21, 1965, 79 Stat. 823; Pub. L. 90–474, Aug. 11, 1968, 80 Stat. 700; Pub. L. 92–163, § 1, Nov. 23, 1971, 85 Stat. 486. In subsection (a), before paragraph (1), the words ‘‘by vessels of the United States not qualified to engage in the coastwise trade, or by vessels of foreign registry’’ are omitted as unnecessary. In paragraph (4), the words ‘‘by the Secretary of the Treasury’’ are omitted as un- necessary because the section referred to provides who administers it. § 55108. Platform jackets (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) COASTWISE QUALIFIED VESSEL.—The term ‘‘coastwise qualified vessel’’ means a vessel that has been issued a certificate of docu- mentation with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 121 of this title. (2) PLATFORM JACKET.—The term ‘‘platform jacket’’ refers to a single physical component and includes any type of offshore exploration, development, or production structure or com- ponent thereof, including— (A) platform jackets; (B) tension leg or SPAR platform super- structures (including the deck, drilling rig and support utilities, and supporting struc- ture); (C) hull (including vertical legs and con- necting pontoons or vertical cylinder); (D) tower and base sections of a platform jacket; (E) jacket structures; and (F) deck modules (known as ‘‘topsides’’). (b) AUTHORIZED TRANSPORTATION.—

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