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1 (2) are operationally practical; 



2 (3) are safe for vessel and crew; 



3 (4) are environmentally sound; 



4 (5) are cost effective; and 



5 (6) the vessel operator can monitor. 



6 SEC. 4. BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION 



7 PROGRAM. 



8 (a) In General. — The Secretary shall conduct an 



9 18-month ballast water management demonstration pro- 



10 gram to demonstrate technologies and practices, including 



11 those the Secretary identifies under section 3, to prevent 



12 aquatic nonindigenous species from being introduced and 



13 spread through ballast water in the Great Lakes and other 



14 United States waters. 



15 (b) United States Shipyards and Ship Repair 



16 Facilities. — Installation and Construction requiring a 



17 shipyard or ship repair facility shall be performed in a 



18 United States shipyard or ship repair facility. 



19 (c) Vessel Selection. — In demonstrating tech- 



20 nologies and practices on vessels under this section, the 



21 Secretary shall — 



22 (1) use only vessels that — 



23 (A) have ballast systems that test the tech- 



24 nologies or practices; 



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