S. 668, S. 803, and the Domestic Cruise Ship Trade: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, October 21, 1997 |
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air carrier aircraft Alaska American applicable aviation benefit bill cargo certificate Charleston Coast Guard coastwise laws coastwise trade companies competition CONGRES CONGRESS THE LIBRARY construction cruise industry cruise vessels domestic cruise economic engage in domestic exemption foreign cruise foreign port foreign ships foreign-flag cruise ships foreign-flag ships income itineraries Jones Act KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Madam Chairman maritime industry Massport million mode NAFTA operating in U.S. opportunity Passenger Services Act passenger ships Passenger Vessel Services PECQUEX percent proposed registration repeal requirements revenues safety Senator BREAUX Senator HUTCHISON senger shipbuilding Thank tion tourism industry travel agents U.S. citizens U.S. Coast Guard U.S. domestic U.S. domestic commerce U.S. laws U.S. maritime U.S. ports U.S. SENATOR U.S. shipyards U.S. standards U.S. tax U.S. vessel U.S. waters U.S.-flag cruise fleet U.S.-flag cruise ship U.S.-flag ships United Vessel Services Act vessels in U.S. waiver
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Page 63 - ... points in the United States, including Districts, Territories, and possessions thereof embraced within the coastwise laws, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation, in any other vessel than a vessel built in and documented under the laws of the United States...
Page 80 - States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national, and the spouse and children of any such alien if accompanying or following to join him...
Page 70 - ... citizen of the United States, or a corporation or association created or organized under the laws of the United States or any State or possession of the United States...
Page 63 - No foreign vessel shall transport passengers between ports or places in the United States, either directly or by way of a foreign port, under a penalty of two hundred dollars for each passenger so transported and landed.
Page 72 - Vessels built within the United States and belonging wholly to citizens thereof; and vessels which may be captured in war by citizens of the United States and lawfully condemned as prize, or which may be adjudged to be forfeited for a breach of the laws of the United States...
Page 70 - ... of the United States, or of a State, Territory, District, or possession thereof, to take acknowledgment of deeds.
Page 63 - No merchandise shall be transported by water under penalty of forfeiture thereof from one port of the United States to another port of the United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the voyage, in any other vessel than a vessel of the United States.
Page 70 - States" means (a) an individual who is a citizen of the United States or one of its possessions, or (b) a partnership of which each member is such an individual, or (c) a corporation or association created or organized under the laws of the United States...
Page 80 - States solely in the pursuit of his calling as a seaman, and (6) an alien entitled to enter the United States solely to carry on trade between the United States and the foreign state of which he is a national under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation, and his wife, and his unmarried children under twenty-one years of age, if accompanying or following to join him...
Page 74 - States, and which has later been rebuilt, shall have the right thereafter to engage in the coastwise trade, unless the entire rebuilding, including the construction of any major components of the hull or superstructure of the vessel, is effected within the United States, its Territories (not including trust territories) , or its possessions...