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 124 STAT. 2966 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘(c) A fishing vessel built on or before July 1, 2012, that undergoes a substantial change to the dimension of or type of the vessel completed after the later of July 1, 2012, or the date the Secretary establishes standards for an alternate loadline compli- ance program, shall comply with such an alternative loadline compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary.’’. (e) CLASSING OF VESSELS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking the section heading and inserting the following: ‘‘§ 4503. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel cer- tification’’; (B) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fish processing’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) This section applies to a vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies that is at least 50 feet overall in length and is built after July 1, 2012. ‘‘(d)(1) After January 1, 2020, a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies shall comply with an alternate safety compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary, if the vessel— ‘‘(A) is at least 50 feet overall in length; ‘‘(B) is built before July 1, 2012; and ‘‘(C) is 25 years of age or older. ‘‘(2) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel built before July 1, 2012, that undergoes a substantial change to the dimension of or type of vessel completed after the later of July 1, 2012, or the date the Secretary establishes standards for an alternate safety compliance program, shall comply with such an alternative safety compliance program that is developed in cooperation with the commercial fishing industry and prescribed by the Secretary. ‘‘(3) Alternative safety compliance programs may be developed for purposes of paragraph (1) for specific regions and fisheries. ‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), vessels owned by a person that owns more than 30 vessels subject to that paragraph are not required to meet the alternate safety compliance requirements of that paragraph until January 1, 2030, if that owner enters into a compliance agreement with the Secretary that provides for a fixed schedule for all of the vessels owned by that person to meet requirements of that paragraph by that date and the vessel owner is meeting that schedule. ‘‘(5) A fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel to which section 4502(b) of this title applies that was classed before July 1, 2012, shall— ‘‘(A) remain subject to the requirements of a classification society approved by the Secretary; and ‘‘(B) have on board a certificate from that society.’’. (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to such section and inserting the following: ‘‘4503. Fishing, fish tender, and fish processing vessel certification.’’. 46 USC 4501. Certification. Applicability. Effective date. Contracts. Effective date. Applicability.