Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/745

 PUBLIC LAW 100-710—NOV. 23, 1988

102 STAT. 4751

"(2) a mortgage on a vessel that will become a preferred mortgage when filed or recorded under chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code.". (e)(1) Before January 1, 1992, the annual fee under section 12505 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by section 101 of this Act), is $1.00. (2) To establish, centralize, and computerize records and other information maintained under chapters 121,125, and 313 of title 46, United States Code, from the effective date of this title through September 30, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall spend (out of amounts appropriated for the Department of Transportation under an appropriations law) not less than an amount that is equal to the amounts estimated to be— (A) collected under section 9701 of title 31, United States Code, for fees paid for services and things of value provided under chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by section 101 of this Act), and for documenting vessels under chapter 121 of title 46; and (B) transferred to or collected by the Secretary under chapter 125 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by section 101 of this Act). (f) Section 12502(a)(l) of title 46, United States Oxie (as enacted by section 101 of this Act), applies to a vessel of the United States that does not have a unique number as prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation under that section until the earlier of the following: (1) The next time the vessel is documented, numbered, or titled. (2) January 1, 1995. (g) Nothing in this section requires the Coast Guard to recruit, compensate, train, purchase, or deploy any personnel or equipment to c a i ^ out chapter 125 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by sedtion 101 of this Act), except to the extent that appropriations are made available in an appropriations law for the Department of Transportation.

46 USC 12505 note. 46 USC 12501 note.

46 USC 12502 note.

Uniformed services. 46 USC 12501 note.

LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

SEC. 105. (a) A reference to a law replaced by section 102 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is d^med to refer to the corresponding provision of this Act. (b) An order, rule, or regulation in effect under a law replaced by section 102 of this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provision of this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded. (c) An action taken or an ofTense committed under a law replaced by section 102 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision of this Act. (d) An inference of legislative construction is not to be drawn by reason of the caption or catch line of a provision enacted by section 102 of this Act. (e) If a provision of this Act is held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision of this Act is held invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid applications.

46 USC note prec. 2101.

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