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 PUBLIC LAW 98-89 —AUG. 26, 1983 97 STAT. 505 (35) "small passenger vessel" means a vessel of less than 100 gross tons carrsdng more than 6 passengers (as defined in clause (21)(B) and (C) of this section). (36) "State" means a State of the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (37) *^team vessel" means a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more than 40 feet in length. (38) "tanker" means a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk in the cargo spaces. (39) "tank vessel" means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that— (A) is a vessel of the United States; (B) operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or (C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (40) "towing vessel" means a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or haul- ing along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side. (41) undocumented" means not having and not required to have a document issued under chapter 121 of this title. Post, p. 584. (42) "uninspected passenger vessel" means an uninspected vessel carrying not more than 6 passengers. (43) "uninspected vessel" ttieans a vessel not subject to inspec- tion under section 3301 of this title that is not a recreational vessel. (44) "United States", when used in a geographic sense, means the States of the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the North- em Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (45) "vessel" has the same meaning given that term in section 3 of title 1. 1 USC 3. (46) "vessel of the United States" means a vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States. § 2102. Limited definitions In chapters 43 and 123 of this title and part I of this subtitle— Post, pp. 529,590, (1) "eligible State" means a State that has a State recrea- ^^'^• tional boating safety and facilities improvement program ac- cepted by the Secretary. (2) "State" and "United States", in addition to their meanings under section 2101 (36) and (44) of this title, include the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (3) "State recreationsQ boating facilities improvement program"— (A) means a program to develop or improve public facili- ties that establish or add to public access to the waters of the United States to improve their suitability for recre- ational boating, including ancillary facilities necessary to ensure the safe use of those facilities; and

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