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type: "LegalText"
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title: "46 U.S.C. § 55602"
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description: "Cargo and shippers"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 46
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title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_number: "556"
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chapter_name: "MARINE HIGHWAYS"
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section: "55602"
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citation: "46 U.S.C. § 55602"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 55602 - Cargo and shippers
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## Text
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(a) Memorandums of Agreement.— The Secretary of Transportation shall enter into memorandums of understanding with the heads of other Federal entities to transport federally owned or generated cargo using a marine highway transportation project designated under section 55601 when practical or available.
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(b) Short-Term Incentives.— The Secretary shall consult shippers and other participants in transportation logistics and develop proposals for short-term incentives to encourage the use of marine highway transportation.
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(Added Pub. L. 110–140, title XI, § 1121(a), Dec. 19, 2007, 121 Stat. 1761; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXIII [LXXXIII], § 8332(d)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4705.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “marine highway” for “short sea” in subsecs. (a) and (b).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective 1 day after Dec. 19, 2007, see section 1601 of Pub. L. 110–140, set out as a note under section 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
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