[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9923]
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                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 1699

                        Offered by: Mrs. Biggert

       Amendment No. 1: At the end of the bill add the following:

     SEC.     . ASSISTANCE FOR MARINE SAFETY STATION ON CHICAGO 
                   LAKEFRONT.

       (a) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     may use amounts authorized under this section to provide 
     financial assistance to the City of Chicago, Illinois, to pay 
     the Federal share of the cost of a project to demolish the 
     Old Coast Guard Station, located at the north end of the 
     inner Chicago Harbor breakwater at the foot of Randolph 
     Street, and to construct a new facility at that site for use 
     as a marine safety station on the Chicago lakefront.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out with assistance under this section may 
     not exceed one third of the total cost of the project.
       (2) Non-federal share.--There shall not be applied to the 
     non-Federal share of a project carried out with assistance 
     under this section--
       (1) the value of land and existing facilities used for the 
     project; and
       (2) any costs incurred for site work performed before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, including costs for 
     reconstruction of the east breakwater wall and associated 
     utilities.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the 
     other amounts authorized by this Act, for providing financial 
     assistance under this section there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $2,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2002, to remain available until expended.

                               H.R. 1699

                        Offered By: Mr. Hoekstra

       Amendment No. 2: At the end of the bill add the following:

     SEC.   . COAST GUARD AIR SEARCH AND RESCUE FACILITIES FOR 
                   LAKE MICHIGAN.

       Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to the other 
     amounts authorized by this Act, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for operation 
     and maintenance of the Coast Guard air search and rescue 
     facility in Muskegon, Michigan, $2,028,000 for fiscal year 
     2002.

                               H.R. 1699

                        Offered By: Mr. Shadegg

       Amendment No. 3: At the end of the bill add the following 
     new section:

     SEC.   . STUDY OF RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING ON 
                   RECREATIONAL VESSELS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of the department in which the 
     Coast Guard is operating shall use amounts available under 
     this Act to carry out a study of structural designs of 
     recreational vessels, for the purpose of identifying and 
     addressing structural defects that are likely to create 
     conditions that pose a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
       (b) Content.--The study shall--
       (1) include examination of various methods of--
       (A) carbon monoxide detection and warning on recreational 
     vessels; and
       (B) ventilation and exhaust routing on recreational 
     vessels, including side venting, wet/dry stacks, catalytic 
     converters/afterburners, and such other designs as the 
     Secretary determines may correct structural defects 
     identified in the study;
       (2) include examination of changes to the design of new 
     recreational vessels and retrofits of existing recreational 
     vessels; and
       (3) develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness 
     of such methods, designs, and retrofits.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Congress on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of 
     the study under this section within 60 days after the date 
     amounts are available to carry out this section.
       (d) Recreational Vessel Defined.--In this section the term 
     ``recreational vessel'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, and includes 
     houseboats.



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June 5, 2001