[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3674 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3674

To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that the Secretary of 
    Transportation does not have authority to collect user fees for 
        navigational assistance services, including icebreaking.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 1998

  Mr. Oberstar (for himself and Mr. Clement) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 46, United States Code, to clarify that the Secretary of 
    Transportation does not have authority to collect user fees for 
        navigational assistance services, including icebreaking.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF LACK OF AUTHORITY TO COLLECT FEES FOR 
              NAVIGATIONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES.

    Section 2110(a)(5) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``or any other authority'' after 
        ``subsection''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or for any navigational assistance 
        service, including icebreaking'' after ``search or rescue 
        service''.
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