Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 110 Part 6.djvu/146

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110 STAT. 3968 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 (b) AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA OVER VESSELS ON VOYAGES IN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA.—Section 5(b)(1) of the Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175(b)(1)), commonly known as the "Johnson Act", is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking "or" after the semicolon at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ": or"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(C) the repair, transport, possession, or use of a gambling device on a vessel on a voyage that begins in the State of Indiana and that does not leave the territorial jurisdiction of that State, including such a voyage on Lake Michigan.". (c) APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN VOYAGES IN ALASKA.—Section 5 of the Act of January 2, 1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175), commonly referred to as the "Johnson Act", is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) EXCEPTION.—(1) With respect to a vessel operating in Alaska, this section does not prohibit, nor may the State of Alaska make it a violation of law for there to occur, the repair, transport, possession, or use of any gambling device on board a vessel which provides sleeping accommodations for all of its passengers and that is on a voyage or segment of a voyage described in paragraph (2), except that such State may, within its boundaries— "(A) prohibit the use of a gambling device on a vessel while it is docked or anchored or while it is operating within 3 nautical miles of a port at which it is scheduled to call; and "(B) require the gambling devices to remain on board the vessel. "(2) A voyage referred to in paragraph (1) is a voyage that— "(A) includes a stop in Canada or in a State other than the State of Alaska; "(B) includes stops in at least 2 different ports situated in the State of Alaska; and "(C) is of at least 60 hours duration.". SEC. 1107. LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER MARITIME FIRE AND SAFETY ACTIVITIES. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to expend out of the amounts appropriated for the Coast Guard not more than $940,000 for lower Columbia River marine, fire, oil, and toxic spill response commimications, training, equipment, and program administration activities conducted by the Maritime Fire and Safety Association. SEC. 1108. OIL POLLUTION RESEARCH TRAINING. Section 7001(c)(2)(D) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2761(c)(2)(D)) is amended by striking "Texas;" and inserting "Texas, and the Center for Marine Training and Safety in Galveston, Texas;". SEC. 1109. LIMITATION ON RELOCATION OF HOUSTON AND GAL- VESTON MARINE SAFETY OFFICES. The Secretary of Transportation may not relocate the Coast Guard Marine Safety Offices in Galveston, Texas, and Houston,