Top Summary
This section of the bill prohibits the establishment of new anchorage grounds on the Hudson River between Palisades and Germantown, New York, for 20 years, and maintains the existing boundary points for the Port of New York as they were before the issuance of a specific Coast Guard bulletin, under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the department operating the Coast Guard.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 327.Anchorages.
(a) In general.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall suspend the establishment of new anchorage grounds on the Hudson River between Palisades, New York, and Germantown, New York, under section 7 of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1915 (33 U.S.C. 471) or chapter 700 of title 46, United States Code.
(b) Port of New York boundary points.—The boundary points for the Port of New York existing prior to the issuance of Coast Guard Marine Safety Information Bulletin 2023-001 shall remain in place for a period of 20 years.
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