[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5997]
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                  RIVER AND HARBOR ACT DEAUTHORIZATION

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of calendar No 391, S. 1531.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Allard). The clerk will report the bill.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1531) to deauthorize certain portions of the 
     project for navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the immediate 
consideration of the bill?
  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the bill 
appear at the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1531) was considered read a third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 1531

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

     SECTION 1. BASS HARBOR, MAINE.

       (a) Deauthorization.--The portions of the project for 
     navigation, Bass Harbor, Maine, authorized on May 7, 1962, 
     under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 
     U.S.C. 577), that are described in subsection (b) are not 
     authorized after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Description.--The portions of the project referred to 
     in subsection (a) are described as follows:
       (1) Beginning at a bend in the project, N149040.00, 
     E538505.00, thence running easterly about 50.00 feet along 
     the northern limit of the project to a point N149061.55, 
     E538550.11, thence running southerly about 642.08 feet to a 
     point, N148477.64, E538817.18, thence running southwesterly 
     about 156.27 feet to a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148348.50, E538737.02, thence running northerly 
     about 149.00 feet along the westerly limit of the project to 
     a bend in the project, N148489.22, E538768.09, thence running 
     northwesterly about 610.39 feet along the westerly limit of 
     the project to the point of origin.
       (2) Beginning at a point on the westerly limit of the 
     project, N148118.55, E538689.05, thence running southeasterly 
     about 91.92 feet to a point, N148041.43, E538739.07, thence 
     running southerly about 65.00 feet to a point, N147977.86, 
     E538725.51, thence running southwesterly about 91.92 feet to 
     a point on the westerly limit of the project, N147927.84, 
     E538648.39, thence running northerly about 195.00 feet along 
     the westerly limit of the project to the point of origin.

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