TREATMENT OF FERRIES AS PASSENGER VESSELS.

SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF FERRIES AS PASSENGER VESSELS.(a) Ferry Defined.—Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (10a) the following:“(10b) ‘ferry’ means a vessel that is used on a regular schedule—“(A) to provide transportation only between places that are not more than 300 miles apart; and“(B) to transport only—“(i) passengers; or“(ii) vehicles, or railroad cars, that are being used, or have been used, in transporting passengers or goods.”.(b) Passenger Vessels That Are Ferries.—Section 2101(22) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (B);(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting “; or”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(D) that is a ferry carrying a passenger.”.(c) Small Passenger Vessels That Are Ferries.—Section 2101(35) of title 46, United States Code, is amended—(1) by striking “or” at the end of subparagraph (C);(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting “; or”; and120 STAT. 527(3) by adding at the end the following:“(E) that is a ferry carrying more than 6 passengers.”.