IIB 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5797 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2012 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To exempt the owners and operators of vessels operating on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, from certain Federal requirements.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mille Lacs Lake Freedom To Fish Act of 2012.

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Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the owner or operator of a vessel operating on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota, shall not, with respect to such vessel, be subject to any Federal requirement under subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, relating to licensing or vessel inspection.

Passed the House of Representatives August 1, 2012. Karen L. Haas, Clerk