104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 535

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for

employment in coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels

named GALLANT LADY, subject to certain conditions,

and for other purposes.

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

2 (a) AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VESSELS.—

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27

4 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.

5 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (24

6 Stat. 81, chapter 421; 46 App. U.S.C. 289), and

7 section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, and

8 subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transpor9 tation may issue a certificate of documentation with

10 an appropriate endorsement for employment in

11 coastwise trade for each of the following vessels:

12 (A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

13 number 645, approximately 130 feet in length).

14 (B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

15 number 651, approximately 172 feet in length).

16 (2) LIMITATION ON OPERATION.—Coastwise

17 trade authorized under a certificate of documenta18 tion issued for a vessel under this section shall be

19 limited to the carriage of passengers in association

20 with contributions to charitable organizations no

21 portion of which is received, directly or indirectly, by

22 the owner of the vessel.

23 (3) CONDITION.—The Secretary may not issue

24 a certificate of documentation for a vessel under

25 paragraph (1) unless, not later than 90 days after

26 the date of enactment of this Act, the owner of the
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1 vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B) submits to the

2 Secretary a letter expressing the intent of the owner

3 to, before April 1, 1997, enter into a contract for

4 the construction in the United States of a passenger

5 vessel of at least 130 feet in length.

6 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTIFICATES.—A

7 certificate of documentation issued under paragraph

8 (1) shall take effect—

9 (A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

10 (1)(A), on the date of the issuance of the cer11 tificate; and

12 (B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

13 (1)(B), on the date of delivery of the vessel to

14 the owner.

15 (b) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTIFI16 CATES.—A certificate of documentation issued for a vessel

17 under subsection (a)(1) shall expire—

18 (1) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the

19 owner;

20 (2) on April 1, 1997, if the owner of the vessel

21 referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) has not entered

22 into a contract for construction of a vessel in accord23 ance with the letter of intent submitted to the Sec24 retary under subsection (a)(3); or
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1 (3) on such date as a contract referred to in

2 paragraph (2) is breached, rescinded, or terminated

3 (other than for completion of performance of the

4 contract) by the owner of the vessel referred to in

5 subsection (a)(1)(B).

Passed the Senate July 29, 1996.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 535

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to

other purposes.LADY, subject to certain conditions, and fortrade for each of 2 vessels named GALLANTpriate endorsement for employment in coastwiseissue certificates of documentation with appro-