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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 3222 North Carolina.

PUBLIC LAW 100-627—NOV. 7, 1988

"SEC. 314. U.S.S. MONITOR ARTIFACTS AND MATERIALS.

"(a) CONGRESSIONAL POLICY.—In recognition of the historical significance of the wreck of the United States ship Monitor to coastal North Carolina and to the area off the coast of North Carolina known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the Congress directs that a suitable display of artifacts and materials from the United States ship Monitor be maintained permanently at an appropriate site in coastal North Carolina. "(b) INTERPRETATION AND DISPLAY OF ARTIFACTS.—

"(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—The Secretary shall, within six months after the date of the enactment of this section, submit to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives a plan for a suitable display in coastal North Carolina of artifacts and materials of the United States ship Monitor. "(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, contain— "(A) an identification of appropriate sites in coastal North Carolina, either existing or proposed, for display of artifacts and materials of the United States ship Monitor; "(B) an identification of suitable artifacts and materials, including artifacts recovered or proposed for recovery, for display in coastal North Carolina; (C) an interpretive plan for the artifacts and materials which focuses on the sinking, discovery, and subsequent management of the wreck of the United States ship Monitor; and "(D) a draft cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina to implement the plan. "(c) DISCLAIMER.—This section shall not affect the following: "(1) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY.—The responsibilities of

Virginia.

the Secretary to provide for the protection, conservation, and display of artifacts and materials from the United States ship Monitor. "(2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The authority of the Secretary to designate the Mariner's Museum, located at Newport News, Virginia, as the principal museum for coordination of activities referred to in paragraph (1).". SEC. 209. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROTECTION.

(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall transmit to Congress— (1) the provisions of international conventions and United States laws and regulations which reduce the risk of a vessel collision or incident resulting in damage to the environment in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; (2) the provisions of the National Contingency Plan for removal of oil and hazardous substances prepared under section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) which enable the Secretary to effectively respond to an oil pollution incident in or affecting the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; (3) a list of pollution exercises conducted under that National Contingency Plan in the Santa Barbara Channel before the date of the enactment of this Act, and a schedule of pollution exer-