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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5426

To make technical corrections relating to the Coast Guard and Maritime 

Transportation Act of 2004. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 6, 2004

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To make technical corrections relating to the Coast Guard 

and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004.

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 and Mari5 time Transportation Technical Corrections Act of 2004’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS 

7 FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES. 

8 Section 93(a)(19) of title 14, United States Code, as 

9 amended by section 201 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 

10 Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 
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1 Stat. 1031), is amended by redesignating subparagraphs 

2 (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

3 SEC. 3. CORRECTION OF AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER ANAL4 YSIS. 

5 Section 212(b) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 

6 Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 

7 Stat. 1037) is amended by inserting ‘‘of title 14’’ after 

8 ‘‘chapter 17’’. 

9 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS BY COM10 MANDANT OF THE COAST GUARD. 

11 Section 93(a) of title 14, United States Code, as 

12 amended by sections 201 and 217 of the Coast Guard and 

13 Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–

14 293; 118 Stat. 1031, 1038), is amended by redesignating 

15 paragraph (y) as paragraph (24). 

16 SEC. 5. DETERMINING ADEQUACY OF POTABLE WATER. 

17 Section 3305(a) of title 46, United States Code, as 

18 amended by section 416(b)(3) of the Coast Guard and 

19 Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–

20 293; 118 Stat. 1047), is amended by moving paragraph 

21 (2) two ems to the left, so that the material preceding 

22 subparagraph (A) of such paragraph aligns with the left23 hand margin of paragraph (1) of such section. 
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1 SEC. 6. RENEWAL OF ADVISORY GROUP. 

2 Section 418(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime 

3 Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 118 

4 Stat. 1049) is amended by striking ‘‘of September 30, 

5 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘on September 30, 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 7. VESSEL RESPONSE PLANS. 

7 Section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 

8 Act (33 U.S.C. 1321), as amended by section 701 of the 

9 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004 

10 (Public Law 108–293; 118 Stat. 1067), is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘non-tank’’ each place it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘nontank’’. 

13 SEC. 8. CORRECTION TO SUBTITLE DESIGNATION. 

14 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Title 46, United States Code, 

15 is amended by redesignating subtitle VI as subtitle VII. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of subtitles 

17 at the beginning of title 46, United States Code, is amend18 ed by striking the item relating to subtitle VI and insert19 ing the following:

‘‘VII. MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................... 70101’’.

20 SEC. 9. CORRECTIONS TO CHAPTER 701 OF TITLE 46, 

21 UNITED STATES CODE. 

22 Chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is 

23 amended as follows: 

24 (1) Sections 70118 and 70119, as added by 

25 section 801 of the Coast Guard and Maritime 
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1 Transportation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–293; 

2 118 Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70117 

3 and 70118, respectively, and moved to appear imme4 diately after section 70116 of title 46, United States 

5 Code. 

6 (2) Sections 70117 and 70118, as added by 

7 section 802 of such Act (Public Law 108–293; 118 

8 Stat. 1078), are redesignated as sections 70120 and 

9 70121, respectively, and moved to appear imme10 diately after section 70119 of title 46, United States 

11 Code. 

12 (3) In section 70120(a), as redesignated by 

13 paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘section 

14 70120’’ and inserting ‘‘section 70119’’. 

15 (4) In section 70121(a), as redesignated by 

16 paragraph (2) of this section, by striking ‘‘section 

17 70120’’ and inserting ‘‘section 70119’’. 

18 (5) In the analysis at the beginning of the 

19 chapter, by striking the items relating to sections 

20 70117 through the second 70119 and inserting the 

21 following:

‘‘70117. Firearms, arrests, and seizure of property. 

‘‘70118. Enforcement by State and local officers. 

‘‘70119. Civil penalty. 

‘‘70120. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs. 

‘‘70121. Withholding of clearance.’’.
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1 SEC. 10. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING TANK VES2 SEL ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIVALENCY EVAL3 UATION INDEX. 

4 Section 4115(e)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 

5 (46 U.S.C. 3703a note) is amended by striking ‘‘hull’’ the 

6 second place it appears. 

7 SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

8 This Act shall take effect August 9, 2004.

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