INLAND NAVIGATION RULES PROMULGATION AUTHORITY.

SEC. 303. INLAND NAVIGATION RULES PROMULGATION AUTHORITY.(a) Repeal of Inland Rules.—Section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2001–38) is repealed.(b) Authority To Issue Regulations.—Section 3 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2001) is amended to read as follows:“SEC. 3. INLAND NAVIGATION RULES. “The Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue inland navigation regulations applicable to all vessels upon the inland waters of the United States and technical annexes that are as consistent as possible with the respective annexes to the International Regulations.” .(c) Effective Date.—Subsection (a) is effective on the effective date of final regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating under section 3 of the Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2001), as amended by this Act.