Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters
Chapter 19 — Saint Lawrence Seaway
§ 982. Management of Corporation; appointment of Administrator; terms; vacancy; Advisory Board; establishment; membership; meetings; duties; compensation and expenses
Statutory text
The management of the corporation shall be vested in an Administrator who shall be appointed by the President. Any Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy in that position prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term.
There is established the Advisory Board of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation which shall be composed of five members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, not more than three of whom shall belong to the same political party. The Advisory Board shall meet at the call of the Administrator, who shall require it to meet not less often than once each ninety days; shall review the general policies of the Corporation, including its policies in connection with design and construction of facilities and the establishment of rules of measurement for vessels and cargo and rates of charges or tolls; and shall advise the Administrator with respect thereto. Members of the Advisory Board shall receive for their services as members compensation of not to exceed $50 per diem when actually engaged in the performance of their duties, together with their necessary traveling expenses while going to and coming from meetings.
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.
May 13, 1954, ch. 201, § 2, 68 Stat. 93 · 68 Stat. 93
Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 982
May 13, 1954, ch. 201, § 2, 68 Stat. 93
Source evidence
Code source credit
May 13, 1954, ch. 201, § 2, 68 Stat. 93Pub. L. 93–615 § 1(a) · 88 Stat. 1977
Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 982(a)
Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(a), amended subsec. (a) generally
Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 982(a)
Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(a), inserting provisions relating to a term of seven years and the length of the term of any Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy in the position of the Administrator prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(a), amended subsec. (a) generally, inserting provisions relating to a term of seven years and the length of the term of any Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy in the position of the Administrator prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.Pub. L. 93–615 § 1(b) · 88 Stat. 1977
Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 982(b); 33 U.S.C. § 982(c)
Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(b), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), relating to the appointment and duties of a Deputy Administrator, was repealed
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(b), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), relating to the appointment and duties of a Deputy Administrator, was repealed.Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
Pub. L. 112–166 § 2(x) · 126 Stat. 1283
Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 982(a)
Pub. L. 112–166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years” before period at end of first sentence
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years” before period at end of first sentence.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(x) Department of Transportation; St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; Administrator.— Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1954, referred to as the Saint Lawrence Seaway Act (33 U.S.C. 982(a)) is amended by striking “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years”.Effective date note
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Pub. L. 116–260 div. AA title V § 512(a)(2) · 134 Stat. 1182
Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 982(b)
Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”.Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
2 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 4 partial
Editorial Notes
Amendments1975–2020 · 3 rounds
2020
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–260 substituted “Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation” for “Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation”.
2012
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of seven years” before period at end of first sentence.
1975
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(a), amended subsec. (a) generally, inserting provisions relating to a term of seven years and the length of the term of any Administrator appointed to fill a vacancy in the position of the Administrator prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed.
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 93–615, § 1(b), redesignated subsec. (c) as (b). Former subsec. (b), relating to the appointment and duties of a Deputy Administrator, was repealed.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2012 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after , and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Effective Date of 1975 Amendment
Pub. L. 93–615, § 2, , 88 Stat. 1977, provided that: “The amendments made to section 2 of the Act of May 13, 1954, by the first section of this Act [amending this section] shall (1) take effect upon the first appointment of an Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation which is made after the date of enactment of this Act [], and (2) be applicable to such first appointment and to each subsequent appointment to such position.”
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following , unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Credits
1954–2020 · 4 acts
- 1954May 13, 1954, ch. 201, § 2, 68 Stat. 93
- 1975Pub. L. 93–615, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1977
- 2012Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(x), , 126 Stat. 1289
- 2020Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(a)(2), , 134 Stat. 2756.
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(May 13, 1954, ch. 201, § 2, 68 Stat. 93; Pub. L. 93–615, § 1, , 88 Stat. 1977; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(x), , 126 Stat. 1289; Pub. L. 116–260, div. AA, title V, § 512(a)(2), , 134 Stat. 2756.)