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112 STAT. 3428 PUBLIC LAW 105-383—NOV. 13, 1998 is amended by inserting "COASTAL TRADER (United States official number 683227)," after "vessels". (d) NINA, PINTA, AND SANTA MARIA REPLICAS.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 U.S.C. App. 289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade only for the purpose of carrying passengers for hire for each of the vessels listed in paragraph (2). (2) VESSEL DESCRIPTIONS. —The vessels referred to in paragraph (1) are the following: (A) NINA (United States Coast Guard vessel identification number CG034346). (B) PINTA (United States Coast Guard vessel identification number CG034345). (C) NAG SANTA MARIA (United States Coast Guard vessel identification number CG034344). (e) DOCUMENTATION OP VESSEL COLUMBUS. — (1) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), sections 12102 and 12106 of title 46, United States Code, and the endorsement limitation in section 5501(a)(2)(B) of Public Law 102-587, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel COLUMBUS (United States official number 590658). (2) LIMITATION.—Coastwise trade referred to in paragraph (1) may not include the transportation of dredged material from a project in which the stated intent of the Corps of Engineers, in its Construction Solicitation, or of another contracting entity, is that the dredged material is— (A) to be deposited above mean high tide for the purpose of beach nourishment; (B) to be deposited into a fill area for the purpose of creation of land for an immediate use identified in the Construction Solicitation other than disposal of the dredged material; or (C) for the intention of immediate sale or resale unrelated to disposal. (f) FOILCAT.— (1) IN GENERAL. — Notwithstanding sections 12106 and 12108 of title 46, United States Code, section 8 of the Passenger Vessel Act (46 U.S.C. App. 289), and section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. App. 883), the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel FOILCAT (United States official number 1063892). The endorsement shall provide that the vessel shall operate under the certificate of documentation only within the State of Hawaii and that the vessel shall not operate on any route served by a passenger ferry as of the date the Secretary of Transportation issues a certificate of documentation under this Act.