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106 STAT. 5078 PUBLIC LAW 102-587—NOV. 4, 1992 (B) the owner or operator of the vessel notifies the bridge tender at least 4 hours in advance of the requested time for that passage. (3) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments on whether there are practical ways to encourage owners and operators of commercial vessels to make every reasonable effort to notify the bridge tender of the time a vessel will pass the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge by not later than 24 hours before that passage. (b)(1) The Secretary shall not operate the drawbridge of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge in the following periods for the passage of a recreational vessel: (A) Monday through Friday (except Federal holidays), 5:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight; (B) Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight, except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (I)(B), the Secretary may operate the drawbridge of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge beginning at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday for the passage of a recreational vessel, if the owner or operator of the vessel notifies the Secretary of the time of that passage by not later than 12 hours before that time. (3) This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit a recreational vessel from passing the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge at any time at which the drawbridge is being operated for the passage of a commercial vessel. (c) The Secretary shall operate the drawbridge of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on signal at anytime for a vessel in distress. Massachusetts. SEC. 5216. STATION BRANT POINT BOAT HOUSE. (a)(l) The Secretary of Transportation shall convey to the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the building known as the Station Brant Point Boat House located at Coast Guard Station Brant Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts. (2) A conveyance of the building under paragraph (1) shall be made— (A) without the payment of consideration; and (B) subject to appropriate terms and conditions the Secretary considers necessary. (b)(1) The Secretary shall enter into a lease of not less than 20 years permitting the town of Nantucket to occupy the property on which the Brant Point Boat House is located, subject to appropriate terms and conditions the Secretary considers necessary. (2) If the Secretary determines that the property leased under paragraph (1) is necessary for purposes of Coast Guard, the Secretary— (A) may terminate the lease without payment of compensation; and (B) shall provide the town of Nantucket with not less than 12 months notice of the requirement to vacate the site and move the Boat House to another location.