,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #a1 #bjbd,ms4 
,murk[ski introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to p]mit "u c]ta9 conditions !
 transportation ( pass5g]s betwe5 ports 
9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska1 or betwe5 a port 9 
! ,/ate ( ,alaska & a port 9 ! ,/ate (  
,wa%+ton1 on vessels n qualifi$ to      
engage 9 ! coa/wise trade t transport m 
?an #a1jjj pass5g]s1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,cruis+ = ,alaska's ,work=ce ,act4    
#b4 ,l>ge cruise %ips transport+        
pass5g]s betwe5 ports 9 ,alaska or      
betwe5 a port 9 ,alaska & a port 9      
,wa%+ton  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #eea (    
title #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eeabd4    
,l>ge cruise %ips transport+ pass5g]s   
betwe5 ports 9 ,alaska or betwe5 a port 
9 ,alaska & a port 9 ,wa%+ton  7a7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        

,c]tificate ,! t]m c]tificate means a   
c]tificate ( f9ancial responsibility =  
indemnification ( pass5g]s = nonp]=mance
 ( transportation issu$ by ! ,f$]al     
,m>itime ,commission "u section #ddajb (
 ?is title4  7#b7 ,cov]$ pass5g] vessel 
,! t]m cov]$ pass5g] vessel means a     
vessel to :i* sections #cejg & #cejh (  
?is title apply1 z describ$ 9 section   
#cejg7k7 ( ?is title1 t is transport+ m 
?an #a1jjj pass5g]s4  7#c7 ,cov]$ r\te  
,! t]m cov]$ r\te1 ) respect to !       
transportation ( pass5g]s1 means a r\te 
transport+ pass5g]s directly betwe5--   
7,a7 a port 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska & ano!r 
port 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska2 or  7,b7 a    
port 9 ! ,/ate ( ,alaska & a port 9 !   
,/ate ( ,wa%+ton4  7b7 ,exemption f     
requirem5ts = transportation ( pass5g]s 
,not)/&+ section #eeajc & except z      
o!rwise provid$ 9 ?is section1 a cov]$  
pass5g] vessel t is n qualifi$ to engage
 9 ! coa/wise trade may transport       
pass5g]s on a cov]$ r\te4  7c7          
,expiration ( exemption ,on a %[+ to !  

,secret>y ( ! dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/    
,gu>d is op]at+ made aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is section by ! own] or     
*>t]] ( a cov]$ pass5g] vessel t su*    
vessel is qualifi$ to engage 9 !        
coa/wise trade & is (f]+ or adv]tis+    
pass5g] s]vice betwe5 a port 9 "o ,/ate 
& a port 9 ano!r ,/ate1 or betwe5 #b    
ports 9 ! same ,/ate1 )\t reg>d to :e!r 
su* s]vice is on a cov]$ r\te1 pursuant 
to a c]tificate1 ! ,secret>y %all notify
 ! own] or op]ator ( ea* cov]$ pass5g]  
vessel transport+ pass5g]s "u subsection
 7b7 on any cov]$ r\te to t]m9ate t     
transportation )9 #bgj days aft] !      
,secret>y's notification4 ,except z     
provid$ 9 subsection 7d71 ! au?ority to 
transport pass5g]s "u subsection 7b7 on 
any cov]$ r\te %all expire at ! end ( t 
#bgj-;day p]iod4  7d7 ,delay+ expiration
 ,if ! cov]$ pass5g] vessel describ$ 9  
subsection 7c7 t is qualifi$ to engage 9
 ! coa/wise trade has n begun ! s]vice  
describ$ 9 su* subsection )9 #bgj days  
aft] ! ,secret>y's notification1 !      

expiration provid$ by subsection 7c7 is 
delay$ until #ij days aft] su* vessel   
beg9s t s]vice4  7e7 ,re9/atem5t (      
exemption ,if ! ,secret>y f9ds t ! cov]$
 pass5g] vessel describ$ 9 subsection   
7c7 t is qualifi$ to engage 9 ! coa/wise
 trade is no long] available = ! s]vice 
describ$ 9 su* subsection or any pass5g]
 s]vice betwe5 a port 9 "o ,/ate & a    
port 9 ano!r ,/ate1 or betwe5 #b ports 9
 ! same ,/ate1 ! au?ority to transport  
pass5g]s on any cov]$ r\te "u subsection
 7b7 %all be re9/at$4  4  7b7 ,con=m+   
am5dm5t ,! analysis = *apt] #eea ( title
 #df1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #eeabd4 ,l>ge  
cruise %ips transport+ pass5g]s betwe5  
ports 9 ,alaska or betwe5 a port 9      
,alaska & a port 9 ,wa%+ton4  4