Expanding The Coverage Of Executive Order No. 170 (S. 2003) And Eo No. 170-A (S. 2003) To Include Container-Chassis Roll-On-Roll-Off (CHA-RO)

Case Overview and Summary

Summary of Executive Order No. 204

Expansion of Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) Service Definition
- Amends the definition of Ro-Ro service in Executive Order (EO) No. 170 (s. 2003) and EO No. 170-A (s. 2003) to include Container-Chassis Roll-on-Roll-off (Cha-Ro) service. (Section 1)
- Ro-Ro operations now refer to the loading and discharging of vehicles between vessel and shore via a ramp, whether:
    - Self-powered vehicles (cars, trucks, containers on chassis attached to a prime mover, buses, motorcycles). (Section 1.a.1)
    - Containers on chassis loaded onto the Ro-Ro ship by a prime mover at the port of origin and unloaded from the Ro-Ro by a different prime mover at the port of destination. (Section 1.a.2)

Applicability of Road Roll-on/Roll-off Terminal System (RRTS) Toll
- The RRTS toll shall be applicable to: (Section 2)
    - All self-powered vehicles (cars, trucks, containers on chassis attached to a prime mover, buses, motorcycles). (Section 2.a)
    - Containers loaded onto the Ro-Ro ship by a prime mover at the point of origin and unloaded from the Ro-Ro by a different prime mover at the point of destination. (Section 2.b)
    - All vessels engaged in Ro-Ro operations/services. (Section 2.c)

Coverage
- This EO shall apply to domestic as well as international Ro-Ro operations/services. (Section 3)

Separability Clause
- If any provision of this Order is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected shall remain valid and subsisting. (Section 4)

Effectivity
- This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation. (Section 5)