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 PUBLIC LAW 107-314—DEC. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 2755 (3) The environmental best management practices under paragraph (1) shall— (A) include practices for the preparation of vessels for use as artificial reefs to ensure that vessels so prepared will be environmentally sound in their use as artificial reefs; (B) ensure that such practices are consistent nationwide; (C) establish baselines for estimating the costs associated with the preparation of vessels for use as artificial reefs; and (D) include mechanisms to enhance the utility of the Artificial Reefing Program of the Maritime Administration as an option for the disposal of obsolete vessels. (4) The environmental best management practices developed under paragraph (1) shall serve as national guidelines to be used by Federal agencies for the preparation of vessels for use as artificial reefs. (5) The Secretary of Transportation shall submit to Congress Reports. a report on the environmental best management practices developed under paragraph (1) through the existing ship disposal reporting requirements in section 3502 of Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 10&-398; 1654A-492). The report shall describe such practices, and may include such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c) PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPORT OF OBSOLETE VESSELS FOR I6 USC 5405 DISMANTLEMENT AND RECYCLING.— (1)(A) The Secretary of note. Transportation, Secretary of State, and Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly carry out one or more pilot programs through the Maritime Administration to explore the feasibility and advisability of various alternatives for exporting obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet for purposes of the dismantlement and recycling of such vessels. (B) The pilot programs shall be carried out in accordance with applicable provisions of law and regulations. (2)(A) The pilot programs under paragraph (1) shall be carried out during fiscal year 2003. (B) The pilot programs shall include a total of not more than four vessels. (C) The authority provided by this subsection is in addition to any other authority available to Maritime Administration for exporting obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet. (3) Activities under the pilot programs under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Exploration of the feasibility and advisability of a variety of alternatives (developed for purposes of the pilot programs) for exporting obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet for purposes of the dismantlement and recycling of such vessels. (B) Response by the Maritime Administration to proposals from the international ship recycling industry for innovative and cost-effective disposal solutions for obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, including an evaluation of the feasibility and advisability of such proposals. (C) Demonstration of the extent to which the cost-effective dismantlement or recycling of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet can be accomplished abroad in manner that appropriately addresses concerns regarding worker health and safety and the environment.

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