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 105 STAT. 2226 PUBLIC LAW 102-241 —DEC. 19, 1991 (B) any requirement relating to navigation under title 33, United States Code. (2) If the Secretary exempts the vessel from any requirement under paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish an alternative requirement designed to provide for the safety of the passengers and crew of the vessel. South SEC. 42. JOHN F. LIMEHOUSE MEMORIAL BRIDGE. w Notwithstanding another law, the John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Charleston County, South Carolina, is deemed an unreasonable obstruction to navigation. Reports. SEC. 43. OREGON OIL SPILL RESPONSE STUDY. Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives a report examining the adequacy of pre-positioned oil spill response equipment to respond to potential damage caused by spills upriver on the Columbia River where commercial and government marine vessel activity takes place. 5 USC note SEC. 44. TRANSPORTATION SUBSIDY. The Department of Transportation may include military personnel of the Coast Guard in any program in which the Department participates under section 629 of the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1991, Public Law 101-509, notwithstanding section 629(c)(2) of that Act. SEC. 45. CHATHAM HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS. Not later than thirty days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall provide to the United States Army Corps of Engineers New England Division for incorporation into their Feasibility Study on Improvement Dredging in Chatham Harbor, the following information: (1) a description of the current and projected future navigational hsizards in Chatham Harbor caused by shoaling in and around Aunt Lydia's Cove; (2) the current and projected impacts, of these navigational hazards on the Coast Guard's missions, including: (A) impacts on search and rescue responses; - ; (B) impacts on the area of response; (C) types and costs of any special equipment needed to navigate the channel; and (D) potential impacts on boater safety; and (3) the benefits to local boaters and the Coast Guard that would result from improved navigation. SEC. 46. JONES ACT WAIVERS FOR CERTAIN VESSELS. Notwithstanding sections 12106, 12107, and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), as applicable on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation for the following vessels: (1) MISS LELIA, United States official number 577213. (2) BILLFISH, United States official number 920896. (3) MARSH GRASS III, United States official number 963616.

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