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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3059
To establish a National Maritime Heritage Program to make grants available
for educational programs and the restoration of America’s cultural re-
sources for the purpose of preserving America’s endangered maritime
heritage.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 14, 1993
Mr. ANDREWS of Maine (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Ms. SNOWE) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To establish a National Maritime Heritage Program to make
grants available for educational programs and the res-
toration of America’s cultural resources for the purpose
of preserving America’s endangered maritime heritage.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Maritime
Heritage Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds and declares that—
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(1) the United States is a maritime nation with
a rich maritime history, and it is desirable to foster
in the American public a greater awareness and ap-
preciation of the role of maritime endeavors in our
Nation’s history and culture;
(2) the maritime historical and cultural founda-
tions of the Nation should be preserved as a part of
our community life and development;
(3) national, State, and local groups have been
working independently to preserve the maritime her-
itage of the United States;
(4) historic resources significant to the Nation’s
maritime heritage are being lost or substantially al-
tered, often inadvertently, with increasing frequency;
(5) the preservation of this irreplaceable mari-
time heritage is in the public interest so that its
vital legacy of cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspi-
rational, and economic benefits will be maintained
and enriched for future generations of Americans;
(6) in the face of ever-increasing development,
the present governmental and nongovernmental his-
toric preservation programs and activities are inad-
equate to ensure future generations a genuine oppor-
tunity to appreciate and enjoy the rich maritime her-
itage of our Nation;
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(7) a coordinated national program is needed to
immediately redress the adverse consequences of a
period of indifference during which the maritime
heritage of the United States has become endan-
gered and to ensure the future preservation of the
Nation’s maritime heritage;
(8) a national maritime heritage policy would
greatly increase public awareness of the educational,
recreational, and preservation values of maritime
heritage; and
(9) the creation of a National Maritime Trust
for Historic Preservation in the United States would
greatly enhance maritime preservation.
SEC. 3. NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE POLICY.
It shall be the policy of the Federal Government in
partnership with the States and local governments and
private organization and individuals to—
(1) use measures, including financial and tech-
nical assistance, to foster conditions under which our
modern society and our historic maritime resources
can exist in productive harmony and fulfill the so-
cial, economic, and other requirements of present
and future generations;
(2) provide leadership in the preservation of the
historic maritime resources of the United States;