PUBLIC LAW 105-383—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3433 (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may establish a pilot program to exempt a vessel of at least 300 gross tons as measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of title 46, United States Code, from the requirement to be inspected under section 3301(7) of title 46, United States Code, as a seagoing motor vessel, if— (A) the vessel does not carry any cargo or passengers for hire; (B) the vessel does not engage in commercial service, commercial fisheries, or oceanographic research; and (C) the vessel does not engage in towing. (2) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to grant the exemptions under this subsection expires 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Any specific exemptions granted under this subsection shall nonetheless remain in effect. SEC. 413. LAND CONVEYANCE, COAST GUARD STATION OCRACOKE, NORTH CAROLINA. (a) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary of Transportation may convey, without consideration, to the State of North Carolina (in this section referred to as the "State"), all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property, together with any improvements thereon, in Ocracoke, North Carolina, consisting of such portion of the Coast Guard Station Ocracoke, North Carolina, as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the conveyance. (b) CONDITIONS. —The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions: (1) That the State accept the property to be conveyed under that subsection subject to such easements or rights of way in favor of the United States as the Secretary considers to be appropriate for— (A) utilities; (B) access to and from the property; (C) the use of the boat launching ramp on the property; and (D) the use of pier space on the property by search and rescue assets. (2) That the State maintain the property in a manner so as to preserve the usefulness of the easements or rights of way referred to in paragraph (1). (3) That the State utilize the property for transportation, education, environmental, or other public purposes. (c) REVERSION.—(1) If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to the property, including any improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry thereon. (2) Upon reversion under psiragraph (1), the property shall be under the administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services. (d) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.— The exact acreage and legal description of the property conveyed under subsection (a), and any easements or rights of way granted under subsection (b)(1), shall
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