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46 U.S.C. § 12120 — Liquified gas tankers
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Notwithstanding any agreement with the United States Government, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other ports in the United States, if the vessel—
(1) is a foreign built vessel that was built before October 19, 1996; or
(2) was documented under this chapter before that date, even if the vessel is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented under this chapter for operation under this section.
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Notwithstanding any agreement with the United States Government, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for a vessel to transport liquified natural gas or liquified petroleum gas to Puerto Rico from other ports in the United States, if the vessel—
(1) is a foreign built vessel that was built before October 19, 1996; or
(2) was documented under this chapter before that date, even if the vessel is placed under a foreign registry and subsequently redocumented under this chapter for operation under this section.
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**(a) In General.—** To ensure compliance with this chapter and laws governing the qualifications of vessels to engage in the coastwise trade and the fisheries, the Secretary may require owners, masters, charterers, and mortgagees of documented vessels to submit reports in any reasonable form and manner the Secretary may prescribe.
**(b) Vessels Rebuilt Outside United States.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, if a vessel exceeding the tonnage specified in paragraph (2) and documented or last documented under the laws of the United States is rebuilt outside the United States, the owner or master shall submit a report of the rebuilding to the Secretary.
(2) **Tonnage.—** — The tonnage referred to in paragraph (1) is—
(A) 500 gross tons as measured under [section 14502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14502&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(B) an alternate tonnage as measured under [section 14302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14302&num=0&edition=prelim) as prescribed by the Secretary under [section 14104 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section14104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Timing of submission.—** — If the rebuilding is completed in the United States, the report shall be submitted when the rebuilding is completed. If the rebuilding is completed outside the United States, the report shall be submitted when the vessel first arrives at a port in the customs territory of the United States.
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**(a) In General.—** A documented vessel may not be titled by a State or required to display numbers under chapter 123 of this title, and any certificate of title issued by a State for a documented vessel shall be surrendered as provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
**(b) Vessels Covered by Preferred Mortgage.—** The Secretary may approve the surrender under subsection (a) of a certificate of title for a vessel covered by a preferred mortgage under [section 31322(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title46-section31322/d&num=0&edition=prelim) only if the mortgagee consents.
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TITLE 46—SHIPPING
§ 12121
In subsection (b), in paragraph (1), the words ‘‘satis-
fies the requirements for a coastwise endorsement, ex-
cept for the ownership requirement otherwise applica-
ble without regard to this section’’ are substituted for
‘‘otherwise eligible for documentation under this sec-
tion’’ in 46 U.S.C. 12106(e)(1)(E) for clarity. Subpara-
graph (A) of 46 U.S.C. 12106(e)(1) is omitted as redun-
dant to the general requirements in revised section
12112 on coastwise endorsements.
In subsection (c)(3), the words ‘‘documented with a
coastwise endorsement’’ are substituted for ‘‘docu-
mented under this section’’ because former section
12106 is being divided into multiple sections.
Subsection (e) is substituted for ‘‘(3) Upon termi-
nation by a demise charterer required under paragraph
(1)(C), the coastwise endorsement of the vessel may, in
the sole discretion of the Secretary, be continued after
the termination for default of the demise charter for a
period not to exceed 6 months on such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe’’ for clarity and
to eliminate unnecessary words.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 12119, Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97
Stat. 589; Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 104(a)(4), Nov. 23, 1988,
102 Stat. 4750, originally derived from sections 65s and
881 of former Title 46, Shipping, related to list of docu-
mented vessels, prior to the general amendment of this
chapter by Pub. L. 109–304. See section 12138 of this
title.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–232 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 2101(26)’’ for ‘‘section 2101(20)’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CERTIFICATES
Pub. L. 108–293, title VI, § 608(c), Aug. 9, 2004, 118 Stat.
1057, provided
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