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,m>9e ,sanctu>ies ,act to prohibit !    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce f prohibit+1 or    
requir+ any p]mit or o!r au?orization =1
 ! in/allation1 cont9u$ pres5ce1        
op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 or recov]y 
( und]sea fib] optic cables 9 a national
 m>9e sanctu>y if su* activities h be5  
au?oriz$ by a ,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cy4    
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! ,und]sea ,cable ,protection ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on prohibit+1  
or requir+ p]mits or o!r au?orizations  
=1 und]sea fib] optic cables au?oriz$ by
 a ,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cy ,! ,national   
,m>9e ,sanctu>ies ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4   
#adca et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]  
section #caj ! foll[+3  #caj;,a4        
,prohibition on prohibit+1 or requir+   
p]mits or o!r au?orizations =1 und]sea  
fib] optic cables au?oriz$ by a ,f$]al  
or ,/ate ag5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y may n prohibit1 or require any

 p]mit1 includ+ any special use p]mit1  
or o!r au?orization =1 ! in/allation1   
cont9u$ pres5ce1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1   
repair1 or recov]y ( und]sea fib] optic 
cables 9 a national m>9e sanctu>y if a  
lic5se1 lease1 or p]mit has be5 issu$ by
 a ,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cy1 & is 9 effect1
 au?oriz+ su* in/allation1 cont9u$      
pres5ce1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 or
 recov]y4  7b7 ,int]ag5cy coop]ation    
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ z   
alt]+ exi/+ requirem5ts reg>d+ int]ag5cy
 coop]ation "u section #cjd7;d7 9 any   
,f$]al ag5cy action describ$ 9 t section
 & involv+ ! in/allation1 cont9u$       
pres5ce1 op]ation1 ma9t5ance1 repair1 or
 recov]y ( und]sea fib] optic cables 9 a
 national m>9e sanctu>y4  4  #c4 ,remov+
 re/rictions on activities cov]$ by     
sanctu>y special use p]mits ,section    
#caj7;c7 ( ,national ,m>9e ,sanctu>ies  
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #adda7;c77 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by add+ & 
at ! end2  7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraphs 7#b7 
& 7#c72 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph  

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