PUBLIC LAW 101-225—DEC. 12, 1989 103 STAT. 1915 SEC. 216. CONSIDERATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HOUSING FOR COAST GUARD. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Coast Guard is deemed to be an instrumentality within the Department of Defense for the purposes of section 2040t>) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687). SEC. 217. PROHIBITION AGAINST REDUCTION IN SERVICES. The Secretary of Transportation may not reduce expenditures in fiscal year 1990 or fiscal year 1991 for Coast Guard services other than drug law enforcement to increase drug law enforcement unless the Secretary first notifies the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives 30 days prior to any reduction, except that nothing in this section shall be con- strued to reduce the Coast Guard's ability to respond to interdiction opportunities that may arise in the course of normal activities. SEC. 218. COST OF SECURITY AT KENNEBUNKPORT, MAINE. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Mer- chant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives that identifies the costs incurred by the Coast Guard and any reallocation of assets or personnel that would have been used for search and rescue of law enforcement operations, as a result of providing security at Kennebunkport, Maine; and (2) actively seek reimbursement of those costs from the Secretary of Treasury. SEC. 219. VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE RESTORATION. The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall reestablish a vessel traffic service on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, and shall continue operation of the New York Harbor area and other existing vessel traffic service systems. SEC. 220. SEARCH AND RESCUE SATELLITE SYSTEM. (a)(1) The Secretary of Transportation shall take such action as may be necessary to upgrade the ground segment of the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system (hereafter in this section referred to as "SARSAT"). (2) In carrying out this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish not less than 5 SARSAT ground stations for the purpose of providing adequate coverage of the United States area of search and rescue for which it has responsibility under the program known as "COSPAS-SARSAT". In establishing such stations, the Secretary, after consultation with the satellite search and rescue offices of the Coast Guard, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Air Force, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the SARSAT Program Steering Group, shall locate the stations in the most optimum sites to assure complete coverage of the search and rescue areas for which the United States is responsible. 10 USC 2687 note. Reports. Louisiana. New York.
�
