An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-267 to require the Commandant of the Coast Guard in consultation with appropriate representatives of industry to conduct a feasibility study to determine the capability, cost, and benefits of requiring the owner or operator of a manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel to locate a standby vessel nearby.

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   Change 1: Strikes section 608

   StrikesSection 608 of the committee print and

   Removes section 608.

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   Strike section 608 of the committee print and

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   Change 2: Adds SEC. 608. STANDBY VESSELS at the end of the bill

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   Inserted: SEC. 608. STANDBY VESSELS.

   Inserted: (a) Study.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard, in consultation with appropriate representatives of industry, shall conduct a feasibility study to determine the capability, costs, and benefits of requiring the owner or operator of a manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel to locate a standby vessel--

   Inserted: (1) not more than 3 nautical miles from such manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel while it is performing drilling, plugging, abandoning, or workover operations; and

   Inserted: (2) not more than 12 nautical miles from such manned facility, installation, unit, or vessel while it is performing operations other than drilling, plugging, abandoning, or workover operations.

   Inserted: (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).

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