[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1197 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1197

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
    coastwise trade for each of 10 vessels, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 1995

 Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
    coastwise trade for each of 10 vessels, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS.

    (a) Coastwise Trade Documentation.--Notwithstanding section 27 of 
the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 
1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
coastwise trade for each of the following vessels:
            (1) COLT INTERNATIONAL (United States official number 
        913637).
            (2) EMMA (United States official number 946449).
            (3) HOT WATER (United States official number 965985).
            (4) MADRINE (United States official number 663842).
            (5) QUIETLY (United States official number 658315).
            (6) QUINTESSENCE (United States official number 934393).
            (7) SNOW HAWK (United States official number 955-637).
            (8) SOUTHERN CRUZ (United States official number 556797).
            (9) TIVOLI (United States official number 582516).
            (10) GLEAM (United States official number 921594).
    (b) Coastwise Trade and Great Lakes Documentation.--Notwithstanding 
section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the 
Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106 and 12107 
of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may 
issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the vessel 
PHOENIX (United States official number 940997).
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