{"data":{"id":"us/46-u.s.c.-3709","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 U.S.C. § 3709","heading":"Exemptions","body":"The Secretary may exempt a vessel from the minimum requirements established by sections 3704–3706 of this title for segregated ballast, crude oil washing, and dedicated clean ballast if the Secretary decides that shore-based reception facilities are a preferred method of handling ballast and that adequate facilities are readily available.","path":["Title 46—SHIPPING","CHAPTER 37—CARRIAGE OF LIQUID BULK DANGEROUS CARGOES"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc46@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:50Z","sha256":"8a72ff39507255aab939fdbea55066305414e6cad59aea58dcf8843a81c4ff24","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-u.s.c.-3708","next":"us/46-u.s.c.-3710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}