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 106 STAT. 60 PUBLIC LAW 102-251—MAR. 9, 1992 Public Law 102-251 102d Congress An Act Mar. 9, 1992 To provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine [H.R. 3866] Sanctuary. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. Conservation. TITLE I—NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 16 USC 1433 note. Federal Register, publication. Effective date. FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SECTION 101. Notwithstanding section 304(b) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1434(b))— (1) the Secretary of Commerce shall, on Jcinuary 17, 1992 (or as soon thereeifter as is practicable), publish under that Act in the Federal Register a notice of designation of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, as described in the notice of designation submitted to the Congress on November 20, 1991; and (2) that designation shall take effect on Januciry 17, 1992. TITLE II—MERCHANT MARINE PROVISIONS Non-Vessel- Operating Common Carrier Act of 1991. 46 USC app. 1701 note. NON-VESSEL-OPERATING COMMON CARRIERS SEC. 201. (a) SHORT TITLE. —Th is section may be cited as the "Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier Act of 1991". (b) PROHIBITED ACTS. —Section 10(b) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1709(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (14), by inserting ", insiirance, or other surety" after "bond"; and (2) in paragraph (15), by inserting ", insurance, or other surety" after "bond". (c) SURETY FOR NVOCC'S.—Section 23 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1721), is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking "BONDING OF" and inserting in lieu thereof "SURETY FOR"; (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: "(a) SURETY.—Each non-vessel-operating common carrier shall furnish to the Commission a bond, proof of insurance, or such other surety, as the Commission may require, in a form and an amount determined by the Commission to be satisfactory to insure the financial responsibility of that carrier. Any bond submitted pursuant to this section shall be issued by a surety company found acceptable by the Secretary of the Treasury."; (3) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; (4) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— (A) by striking "BOND" in the subsection heading and inserting in lieu thereof "SURETY";

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