Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 5.djvu/659

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PUBLIC LAW 105-383—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3417 TITLE III—MARINE SAFETY SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF TERRITORIAL SEA FOR CERTAIN LAWS. (a) PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT.— Section 102 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1222) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(5) 'Navigable waters of the United States' includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.". (b) SUBTITLE II OF TITLE 46.— (1) Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraph (17a) as paragraph (17b); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following: "(17a) 'navigable waters of the United States' includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.". (2) Section 2301 of that title is amended by inserting "(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)" after "of the United States". (3) Section 4102(e) of that title is amended by striking "operating on the high seas" and inserting "owned in the United States and operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured". (4) Section 4301(a) of that title is amended by inserting "(including the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988)" after "of the United States". (5) Section 4502(a)(7) of that title is amended by striking "on the high seas" and inserting "beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured, and which are owned in the United States". (6) Section 4506(b) of that title is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: "(2) is operating— "(A) in internal waters of the United States; or "(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured.". (7) Section 8502(a)(3) of that title is amended by striking "not on the high seas" and inserting: "not beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured". (8) Section 8503(a)(2) of that title is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ' (2) operating— "(A) in internal waters of the United States; or "(B) within 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured.". SEC. 302. PENALTIES FOR INTERFERING WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF A VESSEL. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows: