- vessel routing measures for reducing vessel strikes of North Atlantic Right Whales, as described in the notice published at pages 30857 through 30861 of volume 69 of the Federal Register; and
- (2)Deadline.
Reports. within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall provide a final report of its analysis to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 627. CONVEYANCE OF LIGHT STATIONS.
Section 308(c) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w–7(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
- “(4) Light stations originally conveyed under other authority.—Upon receiving notice of an executed or intended conveyance by an owner who—
- “(A) received from the Federal Government under authority other than this Act an historic light station in which the United States retains a reversionary or other interest; and
- “(B) is conveying it to another person by sale, gift, or any other manner,
- the Secretary shall review the terms of the executed or proposed conveyance to ensure that any new owner is capable of or is complying with any and all conditions of the original conveyance. The Secretary may require the parties to the conveyance and relevant Federal agencies to provide such information as is necessary to complete this review. If the Secretary determines that the new owner has not or is unable to comply with those conditions, the Secretary shall immediately advise the Administrator, who shall invoke any reversionary interest or take such other action as may be necessary to protect the interests of the United States.”.
SEC. 628. WAIVER.
The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may waive the application of section 2101(21) of title 46, United States Code, with respect to one of two adult chaperones who do not meet the requirements of subparagraph (A)(i), (ii), or (iii) of such section on board each vessel owned or chartered by the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base program of the Boy Scouts of America, if the Secretary determines that such a waiver will not compromise safety.
SEC. 629. APPROVAL OF MODULAR ACCOMMODATION UNITS FOR LIVING QUARTERS.
(a) In General.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall approve the use of a modular accommodation unit on a floating offshore facility to provide accommodations for up to 12 individuals, if—
- (1) the unit is approximately 12 feet in length and 40 feet in width;
- (2) before March 31, 2002—
- (A) the Secretary approved use of the unit to provide accommodations on such a facility; and
- (B) the unit was used to provide such accommodations; and
