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 95 STAT. 1040

PUBLIC LAW 97-68—OCT. 26, 1981

Public Law 97-68 97th Congress An Act Oct. 26, 1981 [S. 1191]

Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, amendment.

33 USC 59s.

To extend for three additional years the provisions of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 relating to the reimbursement of United States commercial fishermen for certain losses incurred incident to the seizure of their vessels by foreign nations; and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 7 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1977) is amended— (1) by adding immediately after the fourth sentence of subsection (c) the following new sentence: "Those fees not currently needed for payments under this section shall be kept on deposit or invested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States and all revenues accruing from such deposits or investments shall be credited to such separate account.'; and (2) in subsection (e), by striking out "October 1, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1984". SEC. 2. (a)(1) The first section of the Act of June 29, 1935 (relating to certain seagoing vessels) (46 U.S.C. 367), as amended, is further amended by striking "January 1, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1988". (2) Section 10(c) of the Act of May 28, 1908 (relating to seagoing barges) (46 U.S.C. 395(c)) is amended by striking "January 1, 1982," and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1988,". (3) The last sentence of section 4426 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. 404), as amended, is amended by striking "January 1, 1983" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1, 1988". (b) For the purposes of section 9 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, as amended (33 U.S.C. 401), the portion of the Green River in the State of Washington lying upstream from that State Highway 516 bridge which is in existence on the date of enactment of this Act is hereby declared to be not a navigable waterway. Approved October 26, 1981.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1191 (H.R. 3016): HOUSE REPORT No. 97-54 accompanying H.R. 3016 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). SENATE REPORT No. 97-69 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 127 (1981): Aug. 3, considered and passed Senate. Sept. 21, H.R. 3016 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and S. 1191, amended, passed in lieu. Sept. 30, Senate concurred in House amendments with amendments. Oct. 7, House agreed to Senate amendments.

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