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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 820

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the Coast

Guard, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FEBRUARY 24, 1999

Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. GILCHREST, and Mr.

DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001

for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coast Guard Author5 ization Act of 1999’’.

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.

Sec. 2. Table of contents.

TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
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Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.

TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 201. Vessel NOT A SHOT.

Sec. 202. Costs of clean-up of Cape May lighthouse.

Sec. 203. Clarification of Coast Guard authority to control vessels in territorial

waters of the United States.

1 TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION

2 SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

3 Funds are authorized to be appropriated for nec4 essary expenses of the Coast Guard, as follows:

5 (1) For the operation and maintenance of the

6 Coast Guard—

7 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $3,084,400,000,

8 of which—

9 (i) $25,000,000 shall be derived from

10 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry

11 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of

12 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;

13 (ii) not less than $663,000,000 shall

14 be available for expenses related to drug

15 interdiction; and

16 (iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for

17 the commercial fishing vessel safety pro18 gram; and

19 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $3,207,800,000,

20 of which—

21 (i) $25,000,000 shall be derived from

22 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry
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1 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of

2 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;

3 (ii) not less than $689,500,000 shall

4 be available for expenses related to drug

5 interdiction; and

6 (iii) $5,500,000 shall be available for

7 the commercial fishing vessel safety pro8 gram.

9 (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuild10 ing, and improvement of aids to navigation, shore

11 and offshore facilities, vessels, and aircraft, includ12 ing equipment related thereto—

13 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $691,300,000, of

14 which—

15 (i) $20,000,000 shall be derived from

16 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry

17 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of

18 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;

19 (ii) not less than $280,300,000 shall

20 be available for expenses related to drug

21 interdiction;

22 (iii) $100,000,000 shall be available

23 for modernization of the national distress

24 response system; and
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1 (iv) $3,000,000 shall be available for

2 completion of the design of a replacement

3 vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker

4 MACKINAW; and

5 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $792,000,000, of

6 which—

7 (i) $20,000,000 shall be derived from

8 the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry

9 out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of

10 the Oil Pollution Act of 1990;

11 (ii) not less than $233,000,000 shall

12 be available for expenses related to drug

13 interdiction;

14 (iii) $110,000,000 shall be available

15 for modernization of the national distress

16 response system; and

17 (iv) $128,000,000 shall be available

18 for construction or acquisition of a replace19 ment vessel for the Coast Guard icebreaker

20 MACKINAW.

21 (3) For research, development, test, and evalua22 tion of technologies, materials, and human factors

23 directly relating to improving the performance of the

24 Coast Guard’s mission in support of search and res25 cue, aids to navigation, marine safety, marine envi-
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1 ronmental protection, enforcement of laws and

2 treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and

3 defense readiness—

4 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $21,700,000; and

5 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $23,000,000,

6 to remain available until expended, of which

7 $3,500,000 shall be derived each fiscal year from the

8 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the pur9 poses of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act

10 of 1990.

11 (4) For retired pay (including the payment of

12 obligations otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropria13 tions for this purpose), payments under the Retired

14 Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Bene15 fit Plans, and payments for medical care of retired

16 personnel and their dependents under chapter 55 of

17 title 10, United States Code—

18 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $730,000,000;

19 and

20 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $785,000,000.

21 (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over

22 navigable waters of the United States constituting

23 obstructions to navigation, and for personnel and

24 administrative costs associated with the Bridge Al25 teration Program—
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1 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $11,000,000; and

2 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $11,000,000,

3 to remain available until expended.

4 (6) For environmental compliance and restora5 tion at Coast Guard facilities (other than parts and

6 equipment associated with operations and mainte7 nance)—

8 (A) for fiscal year 2000, $19,500,000; and

9 (B) for fiscal year 2001, $21,000,000,

10 to remain available until expended.

11 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH

12 AND TRAINING.

13 (a) ACTIVE DUTY STRENGTH.—The Coast Guard is

14 authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty person15 nel of—

16 (1) 40,000 as of September 30, 2000; and

17 (2) 44,000 as of September 30, 2001.

18 (b) MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.—The

19 Coast Guard is authorized average military training stu20 dent loads as follows:

21 (1) For recruit and special training—

22 (A) for fiscal year 2000, 1,500 student

23 years; and

24 (B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,500 student

25 years.
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1 (2) For flight training—

2 (A) for fiscal year 2000, 100 student

3 years; and

4 (B) for fiscal year 2001, 100 student

5 years.

6 (3) For professional training in military and ci7 vilian institutions—

8 (A) for fiscal year 2000, 300 student

9 years; and

10 (B) for fiscal year 2001, 300 student

11 years.

12 (4) For officer acquisition—

13 (A) for fiscal year 2000, 1,000 student

14 years; and

15 (B) for fiscal year 2001, 1,000 student

16 years.

17 TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS

18 SEC. 201. VESSEL NOT A SHOT.

19 Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine

20 Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 8 of the Act of

21 June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106

22 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor23 tation may issue a certificate of documentation with ap24 propriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise
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1 trade for the vessel NOT A SHOT (United States official

2 number 911064).

3 SEC. 202. COSTS OF CLEAN-UP OF CAPE MAY LIGHTHOUSE.

4 Of amounts authorized by this Act for fiscal year

5 2000 for environmental compliance and restoration of

6 Coast Guard facilities, $99,000 shall be available to reim7 burse the owner of the former Coast Guard lighthouse fa8 cility at Cape May, New Jersey, for costs incurred for

9 clean-up of lead contaminated soil at that facility.

10 SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF COAST GUARD AUTHORITY TO

11 CONTROL VESSELS IN TERRITORIAL WATERS

12 OF THE UNITED STATES.

13 The Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C.

14 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the follow15 ing:

16 ‘‘SEC. 15. ENTRY OF VESSELS INTO TERRITORIAL SEA; DI17 RECTION OF VESSELS BY COAST GUARD.

18 ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION OF COAST GUARD.—Under regu19 lations prescribed by the Secretary, a commercial vessel

20 entering the territorial sea of the United States shall no21 tify the Secretary not later than 24 hours before that

22 entry and provide the following information:

23 ‘‘(1) The name of the vessel.

24 ‘‘(2) The port or place of destination in the

25 United States.
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1 ‘‘(3) The time of entry into the territorial sea.

2 ‘‘(4) Any information requested by the Sec3 retary to demonstrate compliance with applicable

4 international agreements to which the United States

5 is a party.

6 ‘‘(5) If the vessel is carrying dangerous cargo,

7 a description of that cargo.

8 ‘‘(6) A description of any hazardous conditions

9 on the vessel.

10 ‘‘(7) Any other information requested by the

11 Secretary.

12 ‘‘(b) DENIAL OF ENTRY.—The Secretary may deny

13 entry of a vessel into the territorial sea of the United

14 States if—

15 ‘‘(1) the Secretary has not received notification

16 for the vessel in accordance with subsection (a); or

17 ‘‘(2) the vessel is not in compliance with any

18 other applicable law relating to marine safety, secu19 rity, or environmental protection.

20 ‘‘(c) DIRECTION OF VESSEL.—The Secretary may di21 rect the operation of any vessel in the navigable waters

22 of the United States as necessary during hazardous cir23 cumstances, including the absence of a pilot required by
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1 State or Federal law, weather, casualty, vessel traffic, or

2 the poor condition of the vessel.’’.

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