16 U.S.C. § 1220b
Obsolete ships available; number; equitable administration
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 1220b, Obsolete ships available; number; equitable administration, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/446922
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A State may apply for more than one obsolete ship under this chapter. The Secretary shall, however, taking into account the number of obsolete ships which may be or become available for transfer under this chapter, administer this chapter in an equitable manner with respect to the various States.
Legislative history
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- A bill approving the governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the European Economic Community.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally