[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 542 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                 S. 542


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 25, 1997

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
              coastwise trade for the vessel FAR HORIZONS.

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

SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION.

    Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 
U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (24 Stat. 81, 
chapter 421; 46 U.S.C. App. 289), and sections 12106 through 12108 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 the vessel FAR HORIZONS, United 
States official number 1044011.

            Passed the Senate September 24, 1997.

            Attest:

                                                    GARY SISCO,

                                                             Secretary.