PUBLIC LAW 100-627—NOV. 7, 1988 102 STAT. 3223

eises scheduled to be conducted under that plan in that channel
during the 12 months following the date of the enactment of
this Act; and
(4) a report on the establishment—

(A) under the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C.
1221 et seq.) of safety fairways off the coast of California;
and

(B) of the Long Beach NAVTEX in Long Beach, Califor-
nia.

(b) STUDY REVIEW AND REPORT.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall review all Federal, State, and local studies conducted on the
hazards of shipping operations and the risks those operations pose to
the environment and natural resources of the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary, and report to the Congress not later
than 6 months alter the date of the enactment of this Act on the
status and recommendations of each of those studies. The Secretary
shall include in the report a recommendation on whether an alter-
nate vessel traffic separation scheme would reduce the risks of
shipping operations to the environment and natural resources in the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

(c) PROPOSAL OF DESIGNATION OF AREA TO BE AVOIDED.—The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall prepare and submit a proposal to the
International Maritime Organization to designate the portion of the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary which is outside of the
Santa Barbara Channel Traffic Separation Scheme, as an area to be
avoided. The Secretary shall ensure that the proposal would not
result in undue interference with international vessel traffic in the
Santa Barbara Channel, with operations associated with the United
States Navy Pacific Missile Test Range, or with enjoyment of the
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary under title HI of the
National Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
(16U.S.C.1431etseq.).

SEC. 210. REGULATIONS. 16 USC 1432

note.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Commerce—

(1) shall propose regulations implementing the amendments
made by this title; and

(2) shall issue final regulations implementing the amend-
ments made by the Marine Sanctuaries Amendments of 1984.

Approved November 7, 1988.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4210:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-624, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988):

Oct. 3, 4, considered and passed House.

Oct. 12, considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 13, House concurred in Senate amendments.