CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROTECTION.

SEC. 209. CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROTECTION. (a) Report.— The Secretary of Transportation, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, shall transmit to Congress— (1) the provisions of international conventions and United States laws and regulations which reduce the risk of a vessel collision or incident resulting in damage to the environment in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; (2) the provisions of the National Contingency Plan for removal of oil and hazardous substances prepared under section 311(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) which enable the Secretary to effectively respond to an oil pollution incident in or affecting the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary; (3) a list of pollution exercises conducted under that National Contingency Plan in the Santa Barbara Channel before the date of the enactment of this Act, and a schedule of pollution exer-102 STAT. 3223rises 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 Porte 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, California. (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 after 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 alternate 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 Disignation of Area to be Avowed.— The Secretary 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 III of the National Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16US.C. 1431 et seq.).