Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
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The Jones Act is a fascinating bill with a huge impact on the maritime industry. There are many vested, wealthy entities with businesses that have been built around the Jones Act and it is extremely unlikely IMO that any special interest group would be successful in creating an exception, even on a limited term basis - as this would surely be seen as opening the door to a general weakening of the Jones Act.
~Alan
A true statement. I think it is self inflicted on both sides. Another big player in all this are the unions. They have a big big interest in keeping the Jones Act alive and well.
It is also correct that the two U.S. representatives are federal. I can tell you the State legislators have these federal representatives ears. But because the law is Federal Law, then only Washington DC (or the courts) can change it.