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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 673 

To require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter 

STORIS. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2011 

Mr. BEGICH (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

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

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast 

Guard Cutter STORIS. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST 

4 GUARD CUTTER STORIS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant of the Coast 

6 Guard shall convey, without consideration, all right, title, 

7 and interest of the United States in and to the decommis8 sioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS to the Storis Mu9 seum, a nonprofit entity of Juneau, Alaska, if the Storis 

10 Museum agrees— 


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1 (1) to use the vessel as a historic memorial and 

2 to make the Coast Guard Cutter STORIS available 

3 to the public as a museum and to work cooperatively 

4 with other museums to provide education and memo5 rialize the maritime heritage of the vessel and other 

6 maritime activities in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, 

7 the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent oceans and seas; 

8 (2) not to use the vessel for commercial trans9 portation purposes; 

10 (3) to make the vessel available to the United 

11 States Government if needed for use by the Com12 mandant in time of war or a national emergency or 

13 based on the critical needs of the Coast Guard; 

14 (4) to hold the Government harmless for any 

15 claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, 

16 including asbestos and polychlorinated biphenyls 

17 (PCBs), except for claims arising from the use of 

18 the vessel by the Government; 

19 (5) to bear all costs of transportation and deliv20 ery of the vessel; 

21 (6) to bear all costs of vessel disposal in accord22 ance with Federal law when the vessel is no longer 

23 used as a museum; and 

24 (7) to any other conditions the Commandant 

25 considers appropriate. 


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1 (b) MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY OF VESSEL.— 

2 (1) MAINTENANCE.—Before conveyance of the 

3 Coast Guard Cutter STORIS under this section, the 

4 Commandant shall make, to the extent practical and 

5 subject to other Coast Guard mission requirements, 

6 every effort to maintain the integrity of the vessel 

7 and its equipment until the time of delivery. 

8 (2) TREATMENT OF CONVEYANCE.—The con9 veyance of the Coast Guard Cutter STORIS under 

10 this section shall not be considered a distribution in 

11 commerce for purposes of section 6(e) of the Toxic 

12 Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)). 

13 (c) OTHER EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—The Commandant 

14 may convey to the recipient of the Coast Guard Cutter 

15 STORIS under this section any excess equipment or parts 

16 from other decommissioned Coast Guard vessels for use 

17 to enhance the vessel’s operability and function for pur18 poses of a public museum and historical display. 

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