EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS.

SEC. 11510. [46 U.S.C. 3508 note] EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN PASSENGER VESSELS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, requirements authorized under sections 3508 and 3509 of title 46, United States Code, shall not apply to any passenger vessel, as defined in section 2101 of such title — (1) that carries in excess of 250 passengers; (2) that is, or was, in operation exclusively within the inland rivers and internal waters of the United States on voyages inside the Boundary Line, as defined in section 103 of such title, on or before July 27, 2030; and (3) the operators or charterers of which operated any documented vessels with a coastwise endorsement prior to January 1, 2024.