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 PUBLIC LAW 101-595 —NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2985 actual expenses incurred while engaged in duties as a Member of the Board.". SEC. 305. SIMPLIFIED MEASUREMENT OF CERTAIN BARGES. Section 14301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding the following: "(6) a barge (except a barge engaged on a foreign voyage) unless the owner requests.". SEC. 306. COAST GUARD BONDING REQUIREMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 667. Vessel construction bonding requirements "The Secretary or the Commandant may require bid, payment, performance, payment and performance, or completion bonds or other financial instruments from contractors for construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of Coast Guard vessels if— "(1) the bond is required by law; or "(2) the Secretary or Commandant determines after investigation that the amount of the bond in excess of 20 percent of the value of the base contract quantity excluding options, would not prevent a responsible bidder or offeror from competing for award of the contract.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— The analysis for chapter 17 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 666 the following: "667. Vessel construction bonding requirements.". SEC. 307. EXEMPTION FOR DREDGES FROM FEDERAL PILOTAGE REQUIREMENT. Section 8502 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking "subsection (g)" and inserting in lieu thereof "subsections (g) and (i)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(i)(l) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a dredge to which this section would otherwise apply is exempt from the requirements of this section. "(2) If the Secretary determines, after notice and comment, that the exemption under paragraph (1) creates a hazard to navigational safety in a specified area, the Secretary may require that a dredge exempted by paragraph (1) which is operating in that area shall comply with this section.". SEC. 308. HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK TRANSFER Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer by quitclaim, without consideration, to the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in Coast Guard property and improvements located at Reynolds Channel, Atlantic Beach, New York. The Secretary shall require the property to be surveyed before it is transferred and the transferee shall pay for that survey and all conveyance costs. SEC. 309. SOUTH HAVEN, MICHIGAN TRANSFER. (a) Notwithstanding another law, the Secretary of Transportation shall transfer without consideration to the City of South Haven,

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