§ 982. — Management of Corporation; appointment of Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment; membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC982]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 19--SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY
Sec. 982. Management of Corporation; appointment of
Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment;
membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses
(a) The management of the corporation shall be vested in an
Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years. Any
Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy in that position prior to the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of such term.
(b) There is established the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation which shall be composed of five members
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political
party. The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the Administrator,
who shall require it to meet not less often than once each ninety days;
shall review the general policies of the Corporation, including its
policies in connection with design and construction of facilities and
the establishment of rules of measurement for vessels and cargo and
rates of charges or tolls; and shall advise the Administrator with
respect thereto. Members of the Advisory Board shall receive for their
services as members compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem when
actually engaged in the performance of their duties, together with their
necessary traveling expenses while going to and coming from meetings.
(May 13, 1954, ch. 201, Sec. 2, 68 Stat. 93; Pub. L. 93-615, Sec. 1,
Jan. 2, 1975, 88 Stat. 1977.)
Amendments
1975--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-615, Sec. 1(a), amended subsec. (a)
generally, inserting provisions relating to a term of seven years and
the length of the term of any Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy
in the position of the Administrator prior to the expiration of the term
for which his predecessor was appointed.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 93-615, Sec. 1(b), redesignated subsec.
(c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), relating to the appointment and duties
of a Deputy Administrator, was repealed.
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Section 2 of Pub. L. 93-615 provided that: ``The amendments made to
section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1954, by the first section of this Act
[amending this section] shall (1) take effect upon the first appointment
of an Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
which is made after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 1975],
and (2) be applicable to such first appointment and to each subsequent
appointment to such position.''
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later
than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless,
in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the
Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law.
See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770,
776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 49 section 110.
