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 PUBLIC LAW 98-557—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2875

(g) Section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1226) is repealed. (h) Section 10 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1229) is amended by striking "6, and 7" and inserting in lieu thereof "and 6".

Repeal.

LOGBOOK REQUIREMENT

SEC. 30. Section 11301(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) Except a vessel on a voyage from a port in the United States to a port in Canada, a vessel of the United States shall have an official logbook if the vessel is— "(1) on a voyage from a port in the United States to a foreign port; or "(2) of at least 100 gross tons and is on a voyage between a port of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean and on the Pacific Ocean.".

97 Stat. 581.

TRENT RIVER RAILROAD BRIDGE

SEC. 31. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Trent River Railroad Bridge, mile 0.0, in New Bern, North Carolina, is deemed an unreasonable obstruction to navigation.

New Bern, N.C.

AMENDMENTS TO THE COASTWISE LOAD UNE ACT

SEC. 32. (a) Section 1(b) of the Act of August 27, 1935 (46 App. U.S.C. 88(b)), popularly known as the "Coastwise Load Line Act, 1935", is amended to read as follows: "(h) This Act does not apply to ^ "(1) a fish tender vessel of not more than 500 gross tons— "(A) constructed, under construction, or contracted to be constructed as a vessel of this type before January 1, 1980; or "(B) converted for use as a vessel of this t)T)e before January 1, 1983; and "(2) a fish processing vessel of not more than 5,000 gross tons, except a vessel constructed after August 15, 1974, or converted for use as a vessel of this type after January 1, 1983.". (b) Section 2 of such Act (46 App. U.S.C. 88a) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. (a) For vessels to which this Act applies, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall establish by regulation load lines and marks indicating the maximum depth to which these vessels may be loaded safely. 'Olj) In prescribing regulations under this Act, the Secretary shall consider the age, condition, character, design, and construction of a vessel to which this Act applies, including subdivision and stability characteristics. "(c) This Act applies to the Great Lakes, except that the Secretary may establish special operating regulations for barges operating close to shore between Calumet Harbor, Illinois, and Burns Harbor, Indiana, that exempt these barges from the load line and marking requirements of this section. "(d) The Secretary may not establish on any vessel a load line that is above the actual line of safety.".

Regulations.

Regulations. Calumet Harbor, 111. Burns Harbor, Ind.

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