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 108 STAT. 1366 PUBLIC LAW 103-272—JULY 5, 1994 "(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Coast Guard, together with the duties and powers of the Coast Guard, shall operate as a service in the Navy as provided under section 3 of title 14.". (5)(A) In section 110(a), strike "St. Lawrence" and substitute "Saint Lawrence". (B) In the analysis of chapter 1, strike— "110. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. "110. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. "111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.". and substitute— "110. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. "111. Bureau of Transportation Statistics.". (6)(A) Chapter 3 is amended by inserting immediately after section 303 the following new section: ^§ 303a. Development of water transportation "(a) POLICY.— It is the policy of Congress— "(1) to promote, encourage, and develop water trsinsportation, service, and facilities for the commerce of the United States; and "(2) to foster and preserve rail and water transportation. "(b) DEFINITION. —In this section, 'inland waterway* includes the Great Lakes. "(c) REQUIREMENTS. — The Secretary of Transportation shall— "(1) investigate the types of vessels suitable for different classes of inland waterways to promote, encourage, and develop inland waterway transportation facilities for the commerce of the United States; "(2) investigate water terminals, both for inland waterway trgiffic and for through traffic by water and rail, including the necessary docks, warehouses, and equipment, and investigate railroad spurs and switches connecting with those water terminals, to develop the types most appropriate for different locations and for transferring passengers or property between water carriers and rail carriers more expeditiously and economically; "(3) consult with communities, cities, and towns about the location of water terminals, and cooperate with them in preparing plans for terminal facilities; "(4) investigate the existing status of water transportation on the different inland waterways of the United States to learn the extent to which— "(A) the waterways are being used to their capacity and are meeting the demands of trsiffic; and "(B) water carriers using those waterways are interchanging traffic with rail carriers; "(5) investigate other matters that may promote and encourage inland water transportation; and "(6) compile, publish, and distribute information about transportation on inland waterways that the Secretary considers useful to the commercial interests of the United States.". (B) The analysis of chapter 3 is amended by inserting immediately after item 303 the following new item: "303a. Development of water transportation.". (7) Amend section 329 as follows:

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