§ 1005. — San FranciscoOakland Bay Bridge tolls; Government traffic and personnel on official business exempted; Government personnel on Yerba Buena Island or Treasure Island exempted.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC1005]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 19--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 1005. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge tolls; Government
traffic and personnel on official business exempted; Government
personnel on Yerba Buena Island or Treasure Island exempted
Tolls may be charged for the passage or transit over the San
Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge of Government traffic, or military, naval,
or civilian personnel and their dependents, and of civilian employees of
the Army and Navy traveling on Government business, but such tolls shall
not be in excess of the tolls charged for the passage or transit of
other like traffic over such bridge: Provided, however, That subject to
the provisions of section 1006 of this title, military, Coast Guard, and
naval personnel, and civilian employees of the Army and Navy and Coast
Guard and personnel and employees of the National Ocean Survey, when
such personnel or employees are engaged in the performance of official
duties requiring the use of such bridge, together with the conveyances
being used by them in the performance of such duties, shall have the use
of such bridge free of toll: Provided further, That subject to the
provisions of section 1006 of this title, military, Coast Guard, and
naval personnel, civilian employees of the Army and Navy and Coast Guard
and personnel and employees of the National Ocean Survey, and their
dependents, when such personnel, employees, or dependents are resident
or employed on Yerba Buena Island or Treasure Island, or on any vessel
berthed at any point on said islands, together with the conveyances
being used by them, when proceeding to or from said islands, shall have
the use of such bridge free of toll.
(July 1, 1946, ch. 528, Sec. 1, 60 Stat. 347.)
Effective Date
Section 4 of act July 1, 1946, provided that sections 1005 to 1007
of this title shall be effective thirty days after July 1, 1946.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the
Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of
Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d),
552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of
Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified,
set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Coast and Geodetic Survey consolidated with Weather Bureau of
Department of Commerce to form new agency in Department of Commerce
known as Environmental Science Services Administration and offices of
Director and Deputy Director of Coast and Geodetic Survey abolished by
Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat.
1318, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and
Employees. All functions of Survey, Director of Survey, and officers,
employees, and organizational entities of Survey transferred to
Secretary of Commerce and all personnel (including commissioned
officers) and property of Survey, not already transferred by 1950 Reorg.
Plan No. 5, deemed transferred to Administration. Subsequently,
Environmental Science Services Administration abolished by Reorg. Plan
No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out
in the Appendix to title 5, which created National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration in Department of Commerce. By order of Acting
Associate Administrator of NOAA, organization name of Coast and Geodetic
Survey changed to National Ocean Survey.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1006, 1007 of this title.
