[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3512 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3512

   To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt from inspection 
 certain small passenger vessels that operate in waters of the United 
                   States only in the Virgin Islands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 1999

 Mrs. Christensen 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 exempt from inspection 
 certain small passenger vessels that operate in waters of the United 
                   States only in the Virgin Islands.

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

SECTION 1. EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION FOR CERTAIN SMALL PASSENGER 
              VESSELS THAT OPERATE ONLY IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(n) A small passenger vessel that operates in waters of the 
United States only in the Virgin Islands shall not be subject to 
inspection under section 3301(8) of this title if it carries no more 
than 12 passengers.''.
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