TITLE VII— FISHING VESSELS 



1. Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction 

 46 U.S.C. 740 



Sec. 

 740. 



Eictenslon of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; 

 libel In rem or In personam; exclusive remedy; 

 waiting period. 



§ 740. Extension of admiralty and maritime jurisdic- 

 tion; libel in rem or in personam; exclusive rem- 

 edy ; waiting period. 



The admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the 

 United States shall extend to and include all cases of 

 damage or injury, to person or property, caused by a 

 vessel on navigable water, notwithstanding that such 

 damage or Injury be done or consummated on land. 



In any such case suit may be brought in rem or In 

 personam according to the principles of law and the 

 rules of practice obtaining in cases where the injury 

 or damage has been done and consummated on 



navigable water; Provided, That as to any suit 

 against the United States for damage or injury done 

 or consummated on land by a vessel on navigable 

 waters, the Public Vessels Act or Suits in Admiralty 

 Act. as appropriate, shall constitute the exclusive 

 remedy for all causes of action arising after June 19, 

 1948, and for all causes of action where suit has not 

 been hitherto filed under the Federal Tort Claims 

 Act: Provided further, That no suit shall be filed 

 againsi the United States until there shall have ex- 

 pired a period of six months after the claim has been 

 presented in writing to the Federal agency owning 

 or operating the vessel causing the injury or damage. 

 (June 19, 1948. ch. 526, 62 Stat. 496.) 



2. Construction Assistance for Fishing Vessels 

 46 U.S.C. 1401-1413 



a«e. 



1401. Authorization for payment of subsidies for con- 



struction of fishing vessels. 



1402. Application for subsidy; conditions. 



1403. Approval of application; contract for payment 



of subsidy. 



1404. Repealed. 



1405. Cost determination and limitation. 



1406. Supervision of construction; submission of plans 



to Secretary of Defense. 



1407. Conditions of construction. 



1408. Acqulsltloa of ownership by United States; pay- 



ment for vessel; finality of determination. 



1409. Transfer of vessels to other fisheries; vessels op- 



erated contrary to provisions of chapter; repay- 

 ments. 



1410. Rules and regulations. 



1411. Definitions. 



1413. Authorization of appropriations. 

 1413. Termination date. 



§ 1401. Authorization for payment of subsidies for 

 construction of fishing vessels. 



In order to correct Inequities In the construction 

 of flshlng vessels of the United States, the Secretary 

 of the Interior Is authorized to pay In accordance 

 with this chapter a subsidy for the construction of 

 fishing vessels In the shipyards of the United States. 

 (Pub. L. 86-516, § 1, June 12, 1960. 74 Stat. 212; 

 Pub. L. 88-498. § 2(1). Aug. 30. 1964. 78 Stat. 614.) 



Amendments 



1964 — Pub. L. 88-498 restated the purpose of the sub- 

 sidy as being to correct Inequities In the construction of 



fishing vessels of the United States Instead of as being 

 to assist certain depressed segments of the fishing Indus- 

 try. 



§1402. Application for subsidy; conditions. 



Any citizen of the United States may apply to the 

 Secretary for a construction subsidy to aid in con- 

 struction of a new fishing vessel in accordance with 

 this chapter. Any clUzen of the United States may 

 apply to the Secretary for a construction subsidy 

 to aid in the remodeling of any vessel in a<xordance 

 with this chapter. No such application shall be ap- 

 proved by the Secretary unless he determined that 

 (1) the plans and specifications for the fishing ves- 

 sel are suitable for use in the fishery in which that 

 vessel will operate and suitable in the case of a new 

 flshlng vessel and, when appropriate, a remodeled 

 vessel, for use by the United States for National 

 Defense or military purposes in time of war or Na- 

 Uonal emergency. (2) that the applicant possesses 

 the ability, experience, resources, and other qualifica- 

 tions necessary to enable him to operate and main- 

 tain the proposed fishing vessel, (3) will aid in the 

 development of the United States fisheries under 

 conditions that the Secretary considers to be in the 

 public interests, (4) that the vessel, except under 

 force majeure will deliver its full catch to a port of 



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