,v  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #begj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b>r introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to exempt ! vessel ,john ,craig
 f c]ta9 requirem5ts :5 op]at+ on a     
portion ( ! ,k5tucky ,riv]1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,valley ,view ,f]ry        
,pres]vation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
,valley ,view ,f]ry is ! olde/          
cont9u\sly op]at$ f]ry we/ ( !          
,appala*ian ,m\nta9s & ! ?ird olde/ 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,! vessel utiliz$  
by ! ,valley ,view ,f]ry1 ! vessel ,john
 ,craig1 does n h /e]+ capabilities2    
in/ead1 x is atta*$ to #b ov]head1 #g_/h
 in* diamet] cables t guide ! vessel to 
ea* side ( ! riv]4  7#c7 ,! cross+      
di/ance = ! ,valley ,view ,f]ry is      
approximately #ejj feet4  7#d7 ,!       
,valley ,view ,f]ry is locat$ on !      

,k5tucky ,riv] betwe5 ! cities (        
,lex+ton1 ,ni*olasville1 & ,ri*mond 9   
,c5tral ,k5tucky4  7#e7 ,! ,john ,craig 
is a #bd-ton vessel t is #fj feet long &
 #ad feet wide4  7#f7 ,! ,valley ,view  
,f]ry does n c>ry vehicles ) combu/ible 
mat]ials4  7#g7 ,! ,valley ,view ,f]ry  
is a toll-free f]ry4  7#h7 ,f$]al       
regulations *ang$ 9 #bjjf1 :i* e/abli%$ 
a new requirem5t t ! ,valley ,view ,f]ry
 comply ) all ,coa/ ,gu>d inspection &  
lic5s+ regulations4  7#i7 ,! new lic5s+ 
regulations = op]ators ( ! vessel ,john 
,craig ?reat5 to close ! hi/oric f]ry4  
7#aj7 ,:ile ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %\ld ma9ta9   
safety inspection au?ority ) respect to 
! ,valley ,view ,f]ry1 lic5s+ au?ority  
%\ld reside ) ! ,commonweal? ( ,k5tucky4
  #c4 ,valley ,view ,f]ry  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
vessel ,john ,craig 7,unit$ ,/ates      
(ficial numb] ,d#aaajfac71 if op]at+ on 
! cov]$ portion ( ! ,k5tucky ,riv]1 %all
 be exempt f ! requirem5t "u section    
#hijb ( title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 

t ! vessel be op]at$ by an individual   
lic5s$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,effective  
date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! exemption "u     
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date on :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es t a    
lic5s+ requirem5t "u ,k5tucky ,/ate law 
has be5 e/abli%$ t applies to ! vessel  
,john ,craig4  7#b7 ,cont9u$ effect ,!  
exemption "u subsection 7a71 ^u tak+    
effect z ! result ( a ,/ate law "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 %all rema9 9 effect = !  
p]iod dur+ :i* su* ,/ate law is 9       
effect4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1
 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3  7#a7 ,cov]$
 portion ( ! ,k5tucky ,riv] ,! t]m cov]$
 portion ( ! ,k5tucky ,riv] means !     
portion ( ! ,k5tucky ,riv]1 ,k5tucky1   
locat$ at approximately mile po9t #aeh1 
9 ,pool ,numb] #i1 betwe5 ,lock & ,dam  
,numb] #i & ,lock & ,dam ,numb] #aj4    
7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #baja ( title
 #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4