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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3885

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey a Coast Guard 

44-foot Motor Life Boat to the city of Ludington, Michigan. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2004

Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 

a Coast Guard 44-foot Motor Life Boat to the city 

of Ludington, Michigan.

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 MOTOR LIFE BOAT VESSEL. 

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

6 Guard shall convey all right, title, and interest of the 

7 United States in and to the vessel described in subsection 

8 (b) to the city of Ludington, Michigan (in this section re9 ferred to as the ‘‘recipient’’), without consideration, if the 
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1 recipient complies with the conditions under subsection 

2 (c). 

3 (b) VESSEL DESCRIBED.—The vessel referred to in 

4 subsection (a) is the Coast Guard 44-foot Motor Life Boat 

5 Vessel #44345 formally assigned to the Group Grand 

6 Haven Command. 

7 (c) CONDITIONS.—As a condition of any conveyance 

8 of a vessel under subsection (a), the Commandant shall 

9 require the recipient to—

10 (1) agree—

11 (A) to use the vessel for purposes of edu12 cation and historical display; 

13 (B) not to use the vessel for commercial 

14 transportation purposes; 

15 (C) to make the vessel available to the 

16 United States Government if needed for use by 

17 the Commandant in time of war or a national 

18 emergency; and 

19 (D) to hold the Government harmless for 

20 any claims arising from exposure to hazardous 

21 materials, including asbestos and poly22 chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), after conveyance 

23 of the vessel, except for claims arising from use 

24 of the vessel by the Government under subpara25 graph (C); 
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1 (2) have funds available that will be committed 

2 to operate and maintain the vessel conveyed in good 

3 working condition, in the form of cash, liquid assets, 

4 or a written loan commitment; and 

5 (3) agree to any other conditions the Com6 mandant considers appropriate. 

7 (d) MAINTENANCE AND DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—

8 Prior to conveyance of a vessel under this section, the 

9 Commandant shall, to the extent practical, and subject to 

10 other Coast Guard mission requirements, make every ef11 fort to maintain the integrity of the vessel and its equip12 ment until the time of delivery. The Commandant shall 

13 deliver a vessel conveyed under this section at the place 

14 where the vessel is located, in its present condition, and 

15 without cost to the Government. The conveyance of a ves16 sel under this section shall not be considered a distribution 

17 in commerce for purposes of section 6(e) of Public Law 

18 94–469 (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)). 

19 (e) OTHER EXCESS EQUIPMENT.—The Commandant 

20 may convey to the recipient of a vessel under this section 

21 any excess equipment or parts from other decommissioned 

22 Coast Guard vessels for use to enhance the vessel’s oper23 ability and function as an historical display.

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