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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 850

To provide for the establishment of the National Coast Guard Museum

on Federal lands administered by the Coast Guard.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 1, 2001

Mr. SIMMONS (for himself, Mr. EHRLICH, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. STUPAK, Mr.

CAPUANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CLEMENT,

Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut, Mr.

CRENSHAW, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. SPENCE, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr.

DINGELL, Mr. FROST, and Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure

A BILL

To provide for the establishment of the National Coast

Guard Museum on Federal lands administered by the

Coast Guard.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Coast Guard

5 Museum Act of 2001’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

2 The Congress finds the following:

3 (1) There is no national museum to commemo4 rate and honor the Coast Guard’s history, mission,

5 personnel, and traditions or those of its predecessor

6 services and agencies.

7 (2) There should be established a National

8 Coast Guard Museum to commemorate the 210

9 years of national maritime and military history of

10 the Coast Guard and its predecessor services and

11 agencies.

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

13 In this Act:

14 (1) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’

15 means the National Coast Guard Museum Associa16 tion (a nonprofit corporation established under the

17 laws of the State of Massachusetts), or a similar or18 ganization.

19 (2) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the

20 National Coast Guard Museum established under

21 sections 4(a).

22 (3) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘‘Commandant’’

23 means the Commandant of the Coast Guard.

24 (4) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Na25 tional Coast Guard Museum Fund established under

26 section 5(a).
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1 SEC. 4. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM.

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Commandant may, in ac3 cordance with this section, establish, operate, and main4 tain a National Coast Guard Museum on Federal lands

5 that are administered by the Coast Guard and specified

6 by the Commandant.

7 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—

8 (1) LICENSE.—The Commandant may grant a

9 license to the Association authorizing the Association

10 to construct facilities for the Museum on the land

11 specified under subsection (a).

12 (2) TERMS.—The license under this subsection

13 shall include terms that establish the following:

14 (A) Upon completion of construction of fa15 cilities under the license, the Association shall

16 donate such facilities, including any associated

17 improvements, fixtures, and related personal

18 property, as a gift to Coast Guard.

19 (B) The United States shall have no re20 sponsibility for project management.

21 (C) The Association shall be responsible

22 for preparation of the design and plans for fa23 cilities constructed under the license, except

24 that the design and plans shall be subject to the

25 approval of the Commandant
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1 (3) FUNDING.—(A) The Commandant shall not

2 allow construction of facilities for the Museum to

3 begin, and may not provide any Federal funds for

4 that construction, unless the Commandant deter5 mines that sufficient amounts, not less than

6 $10,000,000, are available from non-Federal sources

7 to complete construction of the Museum in accord8 ance with the design and plans approved under

9 paragraph (2)(C).

10 (B) For the purposes of constructing the Mu11 seum, and subject to the availability of appropria12 tions, the Commandant may transfer to the Associa13 tion up to $10,000,000.

14 (C) The Commandant shall require that

15 amounts transferred under subparagraph (B) that

16 are not expended on the construction of the Museum

17 shall be returned to the Coast Guard and deposited

18 into the Fund.

19 (4) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be

20 liable for any act or omission relating to construc21 tion under the license.

22 (c) COMMANDANT’S AUTHORITIES.—Notwith23 standing any other provision of law, in connection with

24 the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Mu25 seum, the Commandant may—
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1 (1) rent or lease space within the Museum for

2 gift shops, food concessions, meeting or special event

3 spaces, and similar purposes or activities, under

4 such terms and conditions, and for such periods of

5 time, as the Commandant considers appropriate;

6 (2) accept, hold, administer, and, without fur7 ther Act of appropriation, spend any gift, devise, or

8 bequest of real or personal property (including

9 funds) that is made on the condition that it be used

10 for the benefit of, or in connection with the estab11 lishment, operation, or maintenance of, the Museum;

12 (3) pay necessary expenses in connection with

13 the conveyance or transfer of any such gift, devise

14 or bequest; and

15 (4) perform other acts as the Commandant

16 deems reasonable and appropriate.

17 (d) TREATMENT OF GIFTS.—For the purposes of

18 Federal income, estate, and gift taxes, property that is ac19 cepted under subsection (c)(2) shall be considered as a

20 gift, devise, or bequest to or for the use of the United

21 States.

22 SEC. 5. NATIONAL COAST GUARD MUSEUM FUND.

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the

24 Treasury a separate account that shall be known as the

25 ‘‘National Coast Guard Museum Fund’’.
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1 (b) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of the fol2 lowing:

3 (1) Gifts, devises, and bequests of funds accept4 ed under section 4(c)(2).

5 (2) Amounts received by the United States

6 from the rental or leasing of space within the Mu7 seum under section 4(a).

8 (3) Interest credited under subsection (d).

9 (4) Amounts deposited under section

10 4(b)(3)(C).

11 (c) USE.—The Commandant may make disburse12 ments from the Fund for the establishment, operation, or

13 maintenance of the Museum, without further Act of appro14 priation and without fiscal year limitation.

15 (d) INVESTMENT.—

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of the Com17 mandant, the Secretary of the Treasury may invest

18 amounts in the Fund in securities of, or in securities

19 whose principal and interest are guaranteed by, the

20 United States Government.

21 (2) INTEREST.—The interest and profits accru22 ing from investments under this subsection shall be

23 deposited to the credit of the Fund.

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