§ 3774. Delays for which no responsibility is assumed

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. 1979

   Panama Canal Act of 1979

   Pub. L. 96–70 title I § 1414 · 93 Stat. 452

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3774

   Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1414, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 486

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 96–70, title I, § 1414, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 486

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 1414. delays for which no responsibility is assumed The Commission is not responsible, and may not consider any claim, for demurrage or delays caused by— (1) landslides or other natural causes; (2) necessary construction or maintenance work on Canal locks, terminais, or equipment; (3) obstruction arising from accidents; (4) time necessary for admeasurement; (5) congestion of traffic; (6) time necessary for investigation of marine accidents; or (7) except as specially set forth in this subchapter, any other cause.

2. 1985

   Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1985

   Pub. L. 99–209 § 3 · 99 Stat. 1716

   Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 3774(6)

   Pub. L. 99–209 amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: “time necessary for investigation of marine accidents; or”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Par. (6). Pub. L. 99–209 amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) read as follows: “time necessary for investigation of marine accidents; or”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. DELAYS FOR MARINE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS. Section 1414(6) of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3774(6)) is amended to read as follows: “(6) investigation of a marine accident that is conducted within 24 hours after the accident occurs, except that any liability of the Commission beyond that 24-hour period shall be limited to the extent to which the accident was caused, or contributed to, by the negligence of an employee of the Commission acting within the scope of the employee’s official duties; or”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 99–209 applicable to any claim arising on or after Dec. 23, 1985, see section 7(b)(1) of Pub. L. 99–209, set out as a note under section 3771 of this title.

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