Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 3.djvu/532

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116 STAT. 2124 PUBLIC LAW 107-295—NOV. 25, 2002 "(E) the presence of materials used to reduce or alter the heat or radar signature of the vessel and avoid detection; "(F) the presence of a camouflaging paint scheme, or of materials used to camouflage the vessel, to avoid detection; or "(G) the display of false vessel registration numbers, false indicia of vessel nationality, false vessel name, or false vessel homeport. "(2) The presence or absence of equipment, personnel, or cargo inconsistent with the type or declared purpose of the vessel. "(3) The presence of excessive fuel, lube oil, food, water, or spare parts, inconsistent with legitimate vessel operation, inconsistent with the construction or equipment of the vessel, or inconsistent with the character of the vessel's stated purpose. "(4) The operation of the vessel without lights during times lights are required to be displayed under applicable law or regulation and in a manner of navigation consistent with smuggling tactics used to avoid detection by law enforcement authorities. "(5) The failure of the vessel to stop or respond or heave to when hailed by government authority, especially where the vessel conducts evasive maneuvering when hailed. "(6) The declaration to government authority of apparently false information about the vessel, crew, or voyage or the failure to identify the vessel by name or country of registration when requested to do so by government authority. "(7) The presence of controlled substance residue on the vessel, on an item aboard the vessel, or on a person aboard the vessel, of a quantity or other nature which reasonably indicates manufacturing or distribution activity. "(8) The use of petroleum products or other substances on the vessel to foil the detection of controlled substance residue. "(9) The presence of a controlled substance in the water in the vicinity of the vessel, where given the currents, weather conditions, and course and speed of the vessel, the quantity or other nature is such that it reasonably indicates manufacturing or distribution activity.". SEC. 419. WING-IN-GROUND CRAFT. (a) SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL. —Section 2101(35) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting "a wing-in-ground craft, regardless of tonnage, carrying at least one passenger for hire, and" after " 'small passenger vessel' means". (b) WING-IN-GROUND CRAFT.— Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(48) 'wing-in-ground craft' means a vessel that is capable of operating completely above the surface of the water on a dynamic air cushion created by aerodynamic lift due to the ground effect between the vessel and the water's surface.". SEC. 420. ELECTRONIC FILING OF COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR VESSELS. Section 31321(a)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "(A)"; and