§ 555. Duty of shipowners and officers to furnish information required by Secretary of the Army

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. 1922

   Pub. L. 67–427 § 11 · 42 Stat. 1038

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 555

   Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, § 11, 42 Stat. 1043

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 427, § 11, 42 Stat. 1043

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 11. That owners, agents, masters, and clerks of vessels and Vessel owners, etc., to furnish statement or business on navigable waters. other craft plying upon the navigable waters of the United States, and all individuals and corporations engaged in transporting their own goods upon the navigable waters of the United States, shall furnish such statements relative to vessels, passengers, freight, and tonnage as may be required by the Secretary of War: Provided, Proviso. Rafting logs, excepted. That this provision shall not apply to those rafting logs except upon a direct request upon the owner to furnish specific information. That every person or persons offending against the provisions of Penalty for refusals. this section shall, for each and every offense, be liable to a fine of $100, or imprisonment not exceeding two months, to be enforced in any district court in the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed.

2. 1986

   Pub. L. 99–662 title IX § 919(f) · 100 Stat. 4082

   1. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 555

      Pub. L. 99–662 substituted “not more than $5,000” for “$100”

   2. Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 555

      Pub. L. 99–662 inserted “In addition, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of up to $2,500, per violation, against any person or entity that fails to provide timely, accurate statements required to be submitted pursuant to this section by the Secretary.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 99–662 substituted “not more than $5,000” for “$100” and inserted “In addition, the Secretary may assess a civil penalty of up to $2,500, per violation, against any person or entity that fails to provide timely, accurate statements required to be submitted pursuant to this section by the Secretary.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (f) Section 11 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1043; 33 U.S.C. 555) is amended— (1) by striking out “$100” and inserting in lieu thereof “not more than $5,000”; and (2) by inserting a new sentence at the end thereof as follows: “In addition, the Secretap may assess a civil penalty of up to $2,500, per violation, against any person or entity that fails to provide timely, accurate statements required to be submitted pursuant to this section by the Secretary.”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision