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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-627—NOV. 7, 1988

102 STAT. 3223

dses scheduled to be conducted under that plan in that channel during the 12 months following the date of the enactment of this Act; and (4) a report on the establishment— (A) under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) of safety fairways off the coast of California; and (B) of the Long Beach NAVTEX in Long Beach, California. (b) STUDY REVIEW AND REPOBT.—The Secretary of Transportation shall review all Federal, State, and local studies conducted on the hazards of shipping operations and the risks those operations pose to the environment and natural resources of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, and report to the Congress not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act on the status and recommendations of each of those studies. The Secretary shall include in the report a recommendation on whether an alternate vessel traffic separation scheme would reduce the risks of shipping operations to the environment and natural resources in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. (c) PROPOSAL OF DESIGNATION OF AREA TO BE AVOIDED.—The Secretary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a proposal to the International Maritime Organization to designate the portion of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary which is outside of the Santa Barbara Channel Traffic Separation Scheme, as an area to be avoided. The Secretary shall ensure that the proposal would not result in undue interference with international vessel traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel, with operations associated with the United States Navy Pacific Missile Test Range, or with enjoyment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary under title III of the National Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C.1431etseq.). S E C 210. REGULATIONS.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce— (1) shall propose r^ulations implementing the amendments made by this title; and (2) shall issue final r^ulations implementing the amendments made by the Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1984. Approved November 7, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4210: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-624, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): Oct. 3, 4, considered and passed House. Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended. Oct. 13, House concurred in Senate amendments.

16 USC 1432 note.