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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 535

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 10 (legislative day, MARCH 6), 1995

Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. MACK) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation

A BILL

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,

3 SECTION 1. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION.

4 (a) AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VESSELS.—

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27

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

7 883), section 8 of the Act of June 19, 1886 (24
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1 Stat. 81, chapter 421; 46 App. U.S.C. 289), and

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

3 subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Transpor4 tation may issue a certificate of documentation with

5 an appropriate endorsement for employment in

6 coastwise trade for each of the following vessels:

7 (A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

8 number 645, approximately 130 feet in length).

9 (B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull

10 number 651, approximately 172 feet in length).

11 (2) LIMITATION ON OPERATION.—Coastwise

12 trade authorized under a certificate of documenta13 tion issued for a vessel under this section shall be

14 limited to the carriage of passengers in association

15 with contributions to charitable organizations no

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

17 the owner of the vessel.

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

19 a certificate of documentation for a vessel under

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

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the owner of the

22 vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B) submits to the

23 Secretary a letter expressing the intent of the owner

24 to, before April 1, 1997, enter into a contract for
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1 the construction in the United States of a passenger

2 vessel of at least 130 feet in length.

3 (4) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTIFICATES.—A

4 certificate of documentation issued under paragraph

5 (1) shall take effect—

6 (A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

7 (1)(A), on the date of the issuance of the cer8 tificate; and

9 (B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph

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

11 the owner.

12 (b) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTIFI13 CATES.—A certificate of documentation issued for a vessel

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

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

16 owner;

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

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

19 into a contract for construction of a vessel in accord20 ance with the letter of intent submitted to the Sec21 retary under subsection (a)(3); or

22 (3) on such date as a contract referred to in

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

24 (other than for completion of performance of the
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1 contract) by the owner of the vessel referred to in

2 subsection (a)(1)(B).

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