PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3925 SEC. 407. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT. Section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 828. Aircraft deemed public aircraft "While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any aircraft shall be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a public vessel of the United States, and a vessel of the Coast Guard within the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this title and other applicable provisions of law. Subject to the provisions of sections 823a and 831 of this title, while assigned to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be deemed to be Coast Guard pilots.". SEC. 408. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL. Section 641(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after "with or without charge," the following: "to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, including any incorporated unit thereof,"; and (2) by striking "to any incorporated unit of the Coast Guard Auxiliary,". TITLE V—DEEPWATER PORT MODERNIZATION Deepwater Port Modernization Act. SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 33 USC 1501 This title may be cited as the "Deepwater Port Modernization Act". SEC. 502. DECLARATIONS OF PURPOSE AND POLICY. 33 USC 1501 (a) PURPOSES. — The purposes of this title are to— (1) update and improve the Deepwater Port Act of 1974; (2) assure that the regulation of deepwater ports is not more burdensome or stringent than necessary in comparison to the regulation of other modes of importing or transporting oil; (3) recognize that deepwater ports are generally subject to effective competition from alternative transportation modes and eliminate, for as long as a port remains subject to effective competition, unnecessary Federal regulatory oversight or involvement in the ports' business and economic decisions; and (4) promote innovation, flexibility, and efficiency in the management and operation of deepwater ports by removing or reducing any duplicative, unnecessary, or overly burdensome Federal regulations or license provisions. (b) POLICY. —Section 2(a) of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (3); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting at the end the following: "(5) promote the construction and operation of deepwater ports as a safe and effective means of importing oil into the United States and transporting oil from the outer continental shelf while minimizing tanker traffic and the risks attendant thereto; and
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