[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4618 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4618

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the 
                 coastwise trade for each of 3 barges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 8, 2000

  Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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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 each of 3 barges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding 
section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883) and 
section 12106 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 each 
of the following:
            (1) The former Navy deck barge JIM, having a length of 110 
        feet and a width of 34 feet.
            (2) The former railroad car barge HUGH, having a length of 
        185 feet and a width of 34 feet.
            (3) The former railroad car barge TOMMY, having a length of 
        185 feet and a width of 34 feet.
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