DOT - 46 CFR PART 393
AMERICA’S MARINE HIGHWAY PROGRAM
| Organization: | DOT |
| Publication Date: | 1 October 2017 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 11 |
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Purpose.
(a) This part prescribes final regulations establishing a short sea transportation program as set forth in Sections 1121, 1122, and 1123 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, enacted into law on December 19, 2007.
(b) The purpose of America's Marine Highway Program is described in Section 1121. Section 1121 states that ''[t]he Secretary shall designate short sea transportation routes as extensions of the surface transportation system to focus public and private efforts to use the waterways to relieve landside congestion along coastal corridors.'' America's Marine Highway Program consists of four primary components:
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