[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 563 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 563

  To authorize issuance of certificates of documentation authorizing 
certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in the carriage of natural 
                      gas, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

    Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize issuance of certificates of documentation authorizing 
certain vessels to engage in coastwise trade in the carriage of natural 
                      gas, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Energy Independence and 
Maritime Jobs Creation Act''.

SEC. 2. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION EXEMPTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 12112 and 12132 and 
chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a 
certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for each of 
the following vessels:
            (1) LNG GEMINI (United States official number 595752).
            (2) LNG LEO (United States official number 595753).
            (3) LNG VIRGO (United States official number 595755).
    (b) Limitation on Operation.--Coastwise trade authorized under 
subsection (a) shall be limited to carriage of natural gas, as that 
term is defined in section 3(13) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 
U.S.C. 1502(13)).
    (c) Termination of Effectiveness of Endorsements.--The coastwise 
endorsement issued under subsection (a) for a vessel shall expire on 
the date of the sale of the vessel by the owner of the vessel on the 
date of enactment of this Act to a person who is not related by 
ownership or control to such owner.

SEC. 3. OPERATION OF DRY DOCK IN KETCHIKAN, ALASKA.

    A vessel transported in Dry Dock #2 (State of Alaska registration 
AIDEA FDD-2) is not merchandise for purposes of section 55102 of title 
46, United States Code, if, during such transportation, Dry Dock #2 
remains connected by a utility or other connecting line to pierside 
moorage located in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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