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






                                                       Calendar No. 148
105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 662

                          [Report No. 105-66]

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.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 1997

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

                           September 2, 1997

Reported by Mr. McCain, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute
 [Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in 
                                italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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.</DELETED>
That notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 of title 46, United 
States Code, section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 
289), and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 
883), 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), if the vessel meets the ownership requirements of section 
2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 U.S.C. App. 802).
                                     





                                                       Calendar No. 148

105th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                 S. 662

                          [Report No. 105-66]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 2, 1997

        Reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute