[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1968 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1968

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
   documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for the vessel THE 
                               ISLANDER.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 26, 2002

 Mr. Hollings 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 and coastwise trade endorsement for the vessel THE 
                               ISLANDER.

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

SECTION 1. CERTIFICATE OF DOCUMENTATION FOR THE ISLANDER.

    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 and 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 THE ISLANDER, United 
States official number 92789BJ.
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