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Title 19 — Customs Duties

Chapter 1A — Foreign Trade Zones

§ 81n. Operation of zone as public utility; cost of customs service

Statutory text

Each zone shall be operated as a public utility, and all rates and charges for all services or privileges within the zone shall be fair and reasonable, and the grantee shall afford to all who may apply for the use of the zone and its facilities and appurtenances uniform treatment under like conditions, subject to such treaties or commercial conventions as are now in force or may hereafter be made from time to time by the United States with foreign governments and the cost of maintaining the additional customs service required under this chapter shall be paid by the operator of the zone.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 73–590 § 14 · 48 Stat. 998

    Enacted · 19 U.S.C. § 81n

    (June 18, 1934, ch. 590, § 14, 48 Stat. 1001.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (June 18, 1934, ch. 590, § 14, 48 Stat. 1001.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 14. Each zone shall be operated as a public utility, and all Operation of zone as public utility. rates and charges for all services or privileges within the zone shall be fair and reasonable, and the grantee shall afford to all who may Rates and charges to be reasonable and non-discriminatory. apply for the use of the zone and its facilities and appurtenances uniform treatment under like conditions, subject to such treaties or commercial conventions as are now in force or may hereafter be made from time to time by the United States with foreign governments Cost of maintaining guard. and the cost of maintaining the additional customs service required under this Act shall be paid by the operator of the zone.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(June 18, 1934, ch. 590, § 14, 48 Stat. 1001.)

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