PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 116 STAT. 2099 and section 1 of the Act of May 28, 1906 (46 App. U.S.C. 292), the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel EAGLE (hull number BK-1754, United States official number 1091389) if the vessel is— (1) owned by a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a public authority chartered by a State; (2) if chartered, chartered to a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a public authority chartered by a State; (3) operated only in conjunction with— (A) scour jet operations; or (B) dredging services adjacent to facilities owned by the State, political subdivision, or public authority; and (4) externally identified clearly as a vessel of that State, subdivision, or authority. SEC. 211. WAIVER FOR VESSELS IN NEW WORLD CHALLENGE RACE. Notwithstanding section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), beginning on April 1, 2002, the 10 sailboats participating in the New World Challenge Race may transport guests, who have not contributed consideration for their passage, from and around the ports of San Francisco and San Diego, California, before and during stops of that race. This section shall have no force or effect beginning on the earlier of— (1) 60 days after the last competing sailboat reaches the end of that race in San Francisco, California; or (2) December 31, 2003. SEC. 212. VESSEL ASPHALT COMMANDER. Notwithstanding any other law or agreement with the United States Government, the vessel ASPHALT COMMANDER (United States official number 663105) may be transferred to or placed under a foreign registry or sold to a person that is not a citizen of the United States and transferred to or placed under a foreign registry. SEC. 213. COASTWISE TRADE AUTHORIZATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), or any other provision of law restricting the operation of a foreign-built vessel in the coastwise trade of the United States, the following vessels may, subject to subsection (b), engage in the coastwise trade of the United States to transport platform jackets from ports in the Gulf of Mexico to sites on the Outer Continental Shelf for completion of certain offshore projects as follows: (1) The H-114, H-627, 1-650, and H-851 for the projects known as Atlantis, Thunderhorse, Holstein, and Mad Dog. (2) The 1-600 for the projects known as Murphy Medusa, Dominion Devil's Tower, and Murphy Front Runner. (b) PRIORITY FOR U.S. -BUILT VESSELS. —Subsection (a) shall not apply in instances where a United States-built, United Statesdocumented vessel with the capacity to transport and launch the platform jacket involved or its components is available to transport that jacket or its components. In this section, the term "platform jacket'* has the meaning given that term under the thirteenth proviso of section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), as amended by subsection (c) of this section.
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