88 STAT. ]
PUBLIC LAW 93-430-OCT. 1, 1974
1183
Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. The exemptions in the preceding sentence for cannery tender, and fishing tender vessels and vessels used in processing or assembling fishery products shall continue in force until July 11,19T8.". (3) The proviso clauses of paragraph (2) of section 4417a of the "^"""f^^J^^^^ Revised Statutes (46 U.S.C. 391a(2)), as amended, are further^'^^°'" amended to read as follows: Provided, That (i) this section shall not apply to vessels having on board the substances set forth in (A), (B), o r (C) above only for use as fuel or stores or to vessels carrying such cargo only in drums, barrels, or other packages; "(ii) nothing contained herein shall be deemed to amend or modify the provisions of section 4 of Public Law 93-397 with 82 Stat. 3 4 1. respect to certain vessels of not more than five hundred gross tons; 46 USC 391a. "(iii) this section shall not apply to vessels of not more than five thousand gross tons used in the processing and assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska and such vessels shall be allowed to have on board inflammable or combustible cargo in bulk to the extent and upon conditions as may be required by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating; and "(iv) this section shall not apply to vessels of not more than five hundred gross tons documented in the service of oil exploitation which are not tank vessels and which would be subject to this section only because of the transfer of fuel from the vessels' own fuel supply tanks to offshore drilling or production facilities.". (4) Section 4426 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 ^.J^^'^j^" commerU.S.C. 404), as amended, is further amended by deleting the last two sels/exempt'ions. sentences and inserting in lieu thereof: "As herein, the phrase 'engaged in fishing as a regular business' includes cannery tender or fishing tender vessels of not more than five hundred gross tons used in the salmon or crab fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska which are engaged exclusively in (1) the carriage of cargo to or from vessels in the fishery or a facility used or to be used in the processing or assembling of fishery products, or (2) the transportation of cannery or fishing persoimel to or from operating locations, and vessels of not more than five thousand gross tons used in the processing or assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska, The exemptions in the preceding sentence for cannery tender, fishing tender vessels and vessels used in processing or assembling of fishery products shall continue in force until July 11, 1978.". SEC. 7. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard f ^"f y is operating (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary"), in coopera- n o16. u s e 1091 te tion with the Secretaries of Commerce, State, Defense, and the Treasury, and the Attorney General, shall conduct a comprehensive study of all feasible methods of enforcing fishery management jurisdiction, including any possible extension of such jurisdiction. In carrying out such study, the Secretary shall evaluate all available techniques of enforcement including, but not limited to, the use of satellites, remote sensing, vessels, aircraft, radar, or devices implanted on the seafloor. Approved October 1, 1974.
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