Sec. 312. PROMPT INTERGOVERNMENTAL NOTICE OF MARINE CASUALTIES

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## SEC. 312 PROMPT INTERGOVERNMENTAL NOTICE OF MARINE CASUALTIES Section 6101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by inserting after subsection

(b)the following: > > ### “(c) Notice to State and Tribal Governments > > Not later than 24 hours after receiving a notice of a major marine casualty under this section, the Secretary shall notify each State or federally recognized Indian tribe that is, or may reasonably be expected to be, affected by such marine casualty.” > ; ####

(2)in subsection (h)— #####

(A)by striking “(1)”; and #####

(B)by redesignating subsection (h)(2) as subsection

(i)of section 6101, and in such subsection— ######

(i)by striking “paragraph,” and inserting “section,”; and ######

(ii)by redesignating subparagraphs

(A)through

(D)as paragraphs

(1)through (4); and ####

(3)by redesignating the last subsection as subsection (j).