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Vessel Navigation and Traffic Services for Safe and Efficient Ports and Waterways Interim Report (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 40-46

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From page 40...
... The 40 public interest is recognized through the Coast Guard missions addressing port safety and security, maritime law enforcement, and search and rescue operations. The committee concludes that there is a compelling national interest in protecting the environment and in providing safe and efficient ports and waterways.
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From page 41...
... User fees imposed to pay for VTS/VTIS systems will be affected by the capital and operating costs of the system, which would differ widely from port to port depending on geography and port-specific needs. Existing VTIS systems also have some operational km tations compared to Coast Guard-operated VTS systems.
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From page 42...
... Recommendation 3. The Coast Guard should select ports with the greatest safety-related needs for VTS and define a minimum generic, baseline system that would meet national safety needs as well as Coast Guard mission requirements.
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From page 43...
... Government endorsement could involve mechanisms for providing federal assistance for specific projects (e.g., the government might provide the land and building for a vessel traffic center, as was done in LA/LB) and mechanisms for reimbursing the federal government for certain expenditures (e.g., a portion of user fee revenues could be used to reimburse the Coast Guard for VTS watchstanders, as is done at LA/LB)
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From page 46...
... Coast Guard and the state of Washington and is a member of Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Pilots Association. Previously, as an employee of Foss Maritime Company from 1971 to 1990, Capt.
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