PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1817 tation for fiscal year 1994 the sum of $10,000,000 to pay administrative costs related to new loan guarantee commitments described in subsection (a) of section 1359. (b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.— Amounts appropriated under the authority of this section shall remain available until expended. SEC. 1382. REGULATIONS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations as necessary to carry out the Secretary's responsibilities under this title (including the amendments made by this title). (b) INTERIM REGULATIONS.— The Secretary of Transportation may prescribe interim re|fulations necessary to carry out this title and for accepting applications under title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by this title. For that purpose, the Secretary is excepted from compliance with the notice and comment reqviirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code. All regulations Erescribed under this subsection that are not earlier superseded y final rules shall expire 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1363. SHIPYARD CONVERSION AND REUSE STUDIES. (a) STUDIES REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Defense shall make community adjustment and diversification assistance available under section 2391(b) of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of— (1) conducting a study regarding the feasibility of converting and reutilizing the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, as a facility primarily oriented toward commercial use; and (2) conducting a study regarding the feasibility of converting and reutilizing the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, as a facility primarily oriented toward commercial use. (b) FUNDING. —O f the amount made available pursuant to section 1302(a), $500,000 shall be available to carry out each of the studies required by subsection (a). Subtitle E—Other Matters SEC. 1371. ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF VEHICLES PRODUCING ZERO OR VERY LOW EXHAUST EMISSIONS. From funds authorized to be appropriated in subtitle A of title I and section 301 for the purchase or lease of non-tactical administrative vehicles (such as automobiles, utility trucks, buses, and vans), the Secretary of Defense is encouraged to expend not less than 10 percent of such funds for the purchase or lease of vehicles producing zero or very low exhaust emissions. SEC. 1372. REVISION TO REQUIREMENTS FOR NOTICE TO CONTRAC- TORS UPON PENDING OR ACTUAL TERMINATION OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS. Section 4471 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division D of Public Law 102- 484; 106 Stat. 2753; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note) is amended to read as follows: 46 USC app. 1279b. Termination date. 69-194O-94-28:QL.3Part2
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