[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 96 (Thursday, June 16, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4311]
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SA 4735. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act for
the establishment and management of national marine
sanctuaries may be used to prohibit commercial cargo vessel
operations within the boundaries of any national marine
sanctuary that preserves shipwrecks or maritime heritage in
the Great Lakes, except that vessel anchoring outside of
United States Coast Guard approved anchorages may be
restricted to preserve historical underwater artifacts within
such sanctuary.
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