94 STAT. 3462
Regulations.
46 USC 71 note. 46 USC 75, 77. Ante, p. 3461. 46 USC 71 note.
46 USC 369. Appropriation authorization.
Transfer of vessel to museum. 46 USC 1151, 50 u s e app. 1744.
PUBLIC LAW 96-594—DEC. 24, 1980
measured and which coefficients are appropriate. The resulting gross tonnages, taken as a group, shall reasonably reflect the relative internal volumes of the vessels measured, and the resulting net tonnages shall be in approximately the same ratios to corresponding gross tonnages as are the net and gross tonnages of comparable vessels measured under subsection (b) of this section. In accordance with regulations issued under this subsection, the Secretary may determine the gross and net tonnages of a vessel which is representative of a designated class, model, or type and may assign those gross and net tonnages to other vessels of the same class, model, or type. "(d) A vessel shall be remeasured if— "(1) the vessel is altered or the use of its space is changed so that its gross or net tonnage is affected; "(2) having been measured under subsection (c) of this section, the vessel becomes, by use or alteration, subject to subsection O> t) of this section; or "(3) having been measured under subsection (b) of this section and not required to be so measured, the owner requests that the vessel be measured under subsection (c) of this section. Except as provided in this subsection, a vessel that has been measured is not required to be remeasured to obtain another document. "(e) The Secretary shall make such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 4148,4149,4150,4151, and 4153 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U.S.C. 71, 72, 74, 75, 77).". SEC. 203. APPLICATION.—A vessel measured prior to the effective date of this title under sections 4151 and 4153 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended, is considered as having been measured under section 4148(b) of the Revised Statutes of the United States, as amended by this Act. SEC. 204. EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this title shall take effect on the first day of the twelfth month following the month in which enacted. TITLE III SEC. 301. The penultimate sentence of section 5(b) of the Act of May 27, 1936 (49 U.S.C. 369(b)), as amended, is amended by striking "November 1, 1983," and substituting "November 1, 1988,". SEC. 302. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $500,000 for fiscal year 1981 to conduct a study of the feasibility of constructing a new two track railroad drawbridge across Coos Bay, Oregon, which would replace the existing Southern Pacific Railroad drawbridge located at mile 9.0 and would have a clear navigational opening of 400 feet or such lesser clearance as the Secretary may determine to be reasonable. Such study shall include an analysis of any modifications to the Coos Bay City Airport that would be required to permit construction of a new railroad drawbridge. SEC. 303. Notwithstanding the provisions of title V, Merchant Marine Act of 1936 and section 11, Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, the Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to transfer, without reimbursement, the title and ownership of V4-M-A1 ocean tug Scotch Cap to the Superior-Douglas County Museum in Superior, Wisconsin, for use as a maritime museum. The vessel shall be delivered to the museum at the place where the vessel is located on the effective date of this Act, in its present condition, without cost to the United States. While the vessel is owned by the Superior-Douglas County Museum it shall be used solely as a maritime museum, and such vessel shall not be used for operation or transportation purposes
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