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title: "46 U.S.C. § 41101"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 41101 - Joint ventures and consortiums

## Text

In this chapter, a joint venture or consortium of two or more common carriers operating as a single entity is deemed to be a single common carrier.

(Pub. L. 109–304, § 7, Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1540.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4110146 App.:1709(e).Pub. L. 98–237, § 10(e), Mar. 20, 1984, 98 Stat. 80.