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124 STAT. 3014 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 shall be determined by the Commandant of the Coast Guard and the purchaser. (f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard may require such additional terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as is consid- ered appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. SEC. 910. ALTERNATIVE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR OPERATORS OF UNINSPECTED PASSENGER VESSELS ON LAKE TEXOMA IN TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. (a) IN GENERAL.—Upon the request of the Governor of the State of Texas or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enter into an agreement with the Governor of the State whereby the State shall license operators of uninspected passenger vessels operating on Lake Texoma in Texas and Oklahoma in lieu of the Secretary issuing the license pursuant to section 8903 of title 46, United States Code, and the regulations issued thereunder, but only if the State plan for licensing the operators of uninspected passenger vessels— (1) meets the equivalent standards of safety and protection of the environment as those contained in subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, and regulations issued thereunder; (2) includes— (A) standards for chemical testing for such operators; (B) physical standards for such operators; (C) professional service and training requirements for such operators; and (D) criminal history background check for such opera- tors; (3) provides for the suspension and revocation of State licenses; (4) makes an individual, who is ineligible for a license issued under title 46, United States Code, ineligible for a State license; and (5) provides for a report that includes— (A) the number of applications that, for the preceding year, the State rejected due to failure to— (i) meet chemical testing standards; (ii) meet physical standards; (iii) meet professional service and training require- ments; and (iv) pass criminal history background check for such operators; (B) the number of licenses that, for the preceding year, the State issued; (C) the number of license investigations that, for the preceding year, the State conducted; (D) the number of licenses that, for the preceding year, the State suspended or revoked, and the cause for such suspensions or revocations; and (E) the number of injuries, deaths, collisions, and loss or damage associated with uninspected passenger vessels operations that, for the preceding year, the State inves- tigated. (b) ADMINISTRATION.— Contracts.