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‘‘(L) examine the potential of ex-
panded operations on the Great Lakes 
marine transportation system; 
‘‘(M) identify ways to include intel-
ligent 
transportation 
applications 
into the Great Lakes marine transpor-
tation system; 
‘‘(N) analyze the effects and im-
pacts of aging infrastructure and port 
corrosion on the Great Lakes marine 
transportation system; 
‘‘(O) establish and maintain a 
model Great Lakes marine transpor-
tation system database; and 
‘‘(P) identify market opportunities 
for, and impediments to, the use of 
United States-flag vessels in trade 
with Canada on the Great Lakes.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b)(4) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out paragraph (1)— 
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‘‘(A) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 
2007; 
‘‘(B) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 
2008; 
‘‘(C) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 
2009; 
‘‘(D) $2,400,000 for fiscal year 
2010; and 
‘‘(E) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 
2011.’’. 
SEC. 404. CONVEYANCE. 
(a) STATION BRANT POINT BOAT HOUSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating shall convey to the town of 
Nantucket, Massachusetts, all right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to 
the buildings known as the Station Brant 
Point Boat House located at Coast Guard 
Station Brant Point, Nantucket, Massa-
chusetts, for use for a public purpose. 
(2) TERMS OF CONVEYANCE.—A convey-
ance of the building under paragraph (1) 
shall be made— 
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(A) without the payment of consid-
eration; and 
(B) subject to appropriate terms 
and conditions the Secretary con-
siders necessary. 
(3) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—All right, 
title, and interest in property conveyed 
under this subsection shall revert to the 
United States if any portion of the prop-
erty is used other than for a public pur-
pose. 
(b) LEASE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating shall enter into a lease with 
the town of Nantucket that authorizes the 
town of Nantucket to occupy the land on 
which the buildings conveyed under sub-
section (a) are located, subject to appro-
priate terms and conditions the Secretary 
considers necessary. 
(2) LEASE
TERM.—A lease under this 
subsection shall not expire before January 
31, 2033. 
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(3) TERMINATION OF LEASE.—If the Sec-
retary determines that the property leased 
under paragraph (1) is necessary for pur-
poses of the Coast Guard, the Secretary— 
(A) may terminate the lease with-
out payment of compensation; and 
(B) shall provide the town of Nan-
tucket not less than 12 months notice 
of the requirement to vacate the site 
and move the buildings conveyed 
under subsection (a) to another loca-
tion. 
SEC. 405. CREW WAGES ON PASSENGER VESSELS. 
(a) FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.— 
(1) CAP
ON
PENALTY
WAGES.—Section 
10313(g) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘When’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
when’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) The total amount required to be paid 
under paragraph (1) with respect to all claims 
in a class action suit by seamen on a passenger 
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vessel capable of carrying more than 500 pas-
sengers for wages under this section against a 
vessel master, owner, or operator or the em-
ployer of the seamen shall not exceed ten times 
the unpaid wages that are the subject of the 
claims. 
‘‘(3) A class action suit for wages under 
this subsection must be commenced within 
three years after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date of the end of the last voy-
age for which the wages are claimed; or 
‘‘(B) the receipt, by a seaman who is a 
claimant in the suit, of a payment of 
wages that are the subject of the suit that 
is made in the ordinary course of employ-
ment.’’. 
(2) DEPOSITS.—Section 10315 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) DEPOSITS IN SEAMAN ACCOUNT.—A sea-
man employed on a passenger vessel capable 
of carrying more than 500 passengers may au-
thorize, by written request signed by the sea-
man, the master, owner, or operator of the ves-
sel, or the employer of the seaman, to make de-
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posits of wages of the seaman into a checking, 
savings, investment, or retirement account, or 
other account to secure a payroll or debit card 
for the seaman if— 
‘‘(1) the wages designated by the sea-
man for such deposit are deposited in a 
United States or international financial 
institution designated by the seaman; 
‘‘(2) such deposits in the financial in-
stitution are fully guaranteed under com-
monly accepted international standards 
by the government of the country in which 
the financial institution is licensed; 
‘‘(3) a written wage statement or pay 
stub, including an accounting of any di-
rect deposit, is delivered to the seaman no 
less often than monthly; and 
‘‘(4) while on board the vessel on 
which the seaman is employed, the sea-
man is able to arrange for withdrawal of 
all funds on deposit in the account in 
which the wages are deposited.’’. 
(b) COASTWISE VOYAGES.— 
(1) CAP
ON
PENALTY
WAGES.—Section 
10504(c) of such title is amended— 
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