§ 988a. — Waiver of collection of charges or tolls.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC988a]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 19--SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY
Sec. 988a. Waiver of collection of charges or tolls
(a) Notwithstanding section 988 of this title or any other provision
of law, the Corporation shall not collect any charge or toll established
pursuant to section 988 of this title with respect to a commercial
vessel (as defined in section 4462(a)(4) of title 26).
(b) The Corporation will maintain a record of the annual amount of
each charge or toll that would have been collected with respect to each
such commercial vessel if it were not for paragraph (a) of this section.
(May 13, 1954, ch. 201, Sec. 13, as added Pub. L. 99-662, title XIV,
Sec. 805(a)(4), Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4272; amended Pub. L. 103-331,
title III, Sec. 339, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2496.)
Amendments
1994--Pub. L. 103-331 substituted ``Waiver of collection'' for
``Rebate of'' in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to
amendment, text read as follows:
``(a) The Corporation shall transfer to the Harbor Maintenance Trust
Fund, at such times and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary
of the Treasury may prescribe, all revenues derived from the collection
of charges or tolls established under section 988 of this title.
``(b)(1) The Corporation shall certify to the Secretary of the
Treasury, in such form and at such times as the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe--
``(A) the identity of any person who pays a charge or toll to
the Corporation pursuant to section 988 of this title with respect
to a commercial vessel (as defined in section 4462(a)(4) of title
26),
``(B) the amount of the toll or charge paid by such person with
respect to such vessel.
``(2) Within 30 days of the receipt of a certification described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall rebate, out of the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, to the person described in paragraph (1)
the amount of the charge or toll paid pursuant to section 988 of this
title.''
Effective Date
Section effective April 1, 1987, see section 805(b) of Pub. L. 99-
662, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under section
984 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 26 section 9505.
