[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 662 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 662

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 29, 1997

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 the vessel VORTICE.

    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 VORTICE, Bari, Italy 
registration number 256.
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