SEC. 413. UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS IN ST. LOUIS 
COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 
Section 4105 of title 46, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(d); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) In applying this title with respect to an 
uninspected vessel of less than 25 feet overall in length that 
carries passengers on Crane Lake or waters contiguous to 
such lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, the Secretary 
shall substitute ‘12 passengers’ for ‘6 passengers’ each place 
it appears in section 2101(42).’’. 
SEC. 414. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) INSTALLATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating shall issue a regulation amending part 183 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, that requires as-
sociated equipment manufacturers, distributors, and 
dealers installing propulsion machinery and associ-
ated starting controls on a recreational vessel less 
than 26 feet overall in length and capable of devel-
oping at least 115 pounds of static thrust or 3 horse-
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power to install an engine cut-off switch in compli-
ance with American Boat and Yacht Standard A–33. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The regulation shall take 
effect at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the 
date of the issuance of such regulation. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a regula-
tion amending part 175 and part 183 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, that— 
(1) defines the term ‘‘engine cut-off switch’’ for 
purposes of that part to mean a mechanical or elec-
tronic device that is connected to propulsion machin-
ery of a recreational vessel less than 26 feet overall in 
length that will stop propulsion if— 
(A) the switch is not properly connected to 
the propulsion machinery; or 
(B) the switch components are— 
(i) submerged in water; or 
(ii) separated from the propulsion ma-
chinery by a predetermined distance; and 
(2) defines the term ‘‘engine cut-off switch link’’ 
for purposes of that part to mean equipment that— 
(A) is attached to as recreational vessel op-
erator; and 
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(B) activates the engine cut-off switch. 
(c) EDUCATION ON CUT-OFF SWITCHES.—The Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, through the National Boating 
Safety Advisory Council established under section 13110 of 
title 46, United States Code, may initiate a boating safety 
program on the use and benefits of cut-off switches for rec-
reational vessels. 
SEC. 415. ANALYSIS OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL 
CLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard shall notify the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate on the status of the implementation of the survey 
and classification requirements referred to in section 4503 
of title 46, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The analysis required under sub-
section (a) shall include information on— 
(1) the average costs to vessel owners to comply 
with such section; and 
(2) the impact such section is having on com-
mercial fishing vessel safety. 
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TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. REPEAL. 
Subsection (h) of section 888 of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468) is repealed. 
SEC. 502. REIMBURSEMENTS FOR NON-FEDERAL CON-
STRUCTION COSTS OF CERTAIN AIDS TO 
NAVIGATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 
amounts specifically provided in advance in subsequent ap-
propriations Acts and in accordance with this section, the 
Commandant of the Coast Guard may reimburse a non- 
Federal entity for costs incurred by the entity for a covered 
project. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The Commandant may not provide 
reimbursement under subsection (a) with respect to a cov-
ered project unless— 
(1) the need for the project is a result of the com-
pletion of construction with respect to a federally au-
thorized navigation channel; 
(2) the Commandant determines, through an ap-
propriate navigation safety analysis, that the project 
is necessary to ensure safe marine transportation; 
(3) the Commandant approves the design of the 
project to ensure that it meets all applicable Coast 
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Guard aids-to-navigation standards and require-
ments; 
(4) the non-Federal entity agrees to transfer the 
project upon completion to the Coast Guard for oper-
ation and maintenance by the Coast Guard as a Fed-
eral aid to navigation; 
(5) the non–Federal entity carries out the project 
in accordance with the same laws and regulations 
that would apply to the Coast Guard if the Coast 
Guard carried out the project, including obtaining all 
permits required for the project under Federal and 
State law; and 
(6) the Commandant determines that the project 
satisfies such additional requirements as may be es-
tablished by the Commandant. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—Reimbursements under subsection 
(a) may not exceed the following: 
(1) For a single covered project, $5,000,000. 
(2) For all covered projects in a single fiscal 
year, $5,000,000. 
(d) EXPIRATION.—The authority granted under this 
section shall expire on the date that is 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this section. 
(e) COVERED PROJECT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered project’’ means a project carried out by a 
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