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title: "46 U.S.C. § 57514"
description: "Qualifications of bidders"
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title_number: 46
title_name: "SHIPPING"
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chapter_name: "CONSTRUCTION, CHARTER, AND SALE OF VESSELS"
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# 46 U.S.C. § 57514 - Qualifications of bidders
## Text
(a) Considerations.— In deciding whether to award a charter to a bidder, the Secretary of Transportation shall consider—
(1) the bidders financial resources, credit standing, and practical experience in operating vessels; and
(2) other factors a prudent business person would consider in entering into a transaction involving a large capital investment.
(b) Disqualifications.— The Secretary may not charter a vessel to a person appearing to lack sufficient capital, credit, and experience to operate the vessel successfully over the period covered by the charter.
(Pub. L. 109304, § 8(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1666.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 5751446 App.:1203.June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title VII, § 713, 49 Stat. 2010; Pub. L. 9731, § 12(115), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 164.