U.S. Code » Title 49 » Subtitle SUBTITLE IV— INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION › Part PART B— MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS › Chapter CHAPTER 135— JURISDICTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

49 U.S.C. § 13521

General jurisdiction

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(a)General Rules.—The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers are concerned—(1) by water carrier between a place in a State and a place in another State, even if part of the transportation is outside the United States;(2) by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a State to a place in another State; except that if part of the transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation provided—(A) by motor carrier that is in the United States; and(B) by water carrier that is from a place in the United States to another place in the United States; and(3) by water carrier or by water carrier and motor carrier between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States, to the extent that—(A) when the transportation is by motor carrier, the transportation is provided in the United States;(B) when the transportation is by water carrier to a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States before transshipment from a place in the United States to a place outside the United States; and(C) when the transportation is by water carrier from a place outside the United States, the transportation is provided by water carrier from a place in the United States to another place in the United States after transshipment to a place in the United States from a place outside the United States.(b)Definitions.—In this section, the terms “State” and “United States” include the territories and possessions of the United States.(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, § 103, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 865.)Editorial NotesPrior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10541 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, § 102(a).

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 104–88, see section 2 of Pub. L. 104–88, set out as a note under section 1301 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2002–2010 · leading case: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010).
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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp., 561 U.S. 89 (2010). · cites it 2× “49 U. S. C. §13521 (a)(3). The Board itself has concluded that ocean carriers providing intermodal transportation jointly with inland rail and motor carriers are subject to the FMC’s jurisdiction rather than its own.”
Rexroth Hydraudyne B v. v. Ocean World Lines, Inc., 547 F.3d 351 (2d Cir. 2008). “” 49 U.S.C. § 13521 (a)(3)(C). In this case, Cosco Shanghai provided transshipment from the Netherlands to Houston and not between two points within the United States after the international leg of the journey.”
DHX, INC. v. Surface Transp. Bd., 501 F.3d 1080 (9th Cir. 2007). “See 49 U.S.C. § 13521 . In doing so, Congress reenacted some, but not all, of the pre-ICCTA regulatory provisions regarding the noncontiguous domestic trade.”
TAG/ICIB Servs., Inc. v. Sedeco Servicio De Descuento en Compras, 570 F.3d 60 (1st Cir. 2009). “49 U.S.C. § 13521 (a)(3)(C). Thus, in the ICCTA, Congress has not spoken to the applicable limitations period for foreign shipments that arrive directly in the United States.”
SL Serv., Inc. v. Int'l Food Packers, Inc., 217 F. Supp. 2d 180 (D.P.R. 2002). · cites it 2× “See 49 U.S.C. § 13521 (a) (1997 & Supp. I 2002).”
Dhx, Inc. v. Surface Transp. Bd. (9th Cir. 2007). “See 49 U.S.C. § 13521 . In doing so, Congress reenacted some, but not all, of the pre-ICCTA regulatory provisions regarding the noncontigu- ous domestic trade.”
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