V
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4835
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates of docu-
mentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in coastwise
trade for each of 2 vessels named GALLANT LADY, subject to the
condition that the owner of the vessels submit to the Secretary a letter
of intent to enter into a contract for construction of a passenger vessel
in the United States.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 26, 1994
Mr. HASTINGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue certifi-
cates of documentation with appropriate endorsement for
employment in coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels
named GALLANT LADY, subject to the condition that
the owner of the vessels submit to the Secretary a letter
of intent to enter into a contract for construction of
a passenger vessel in the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION.
(a) AUTHORITY TO DOCUMENT VESSELS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 27
of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C.
883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. U.S.C.
289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States
Code, and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of
Transportation may issue a certificate of documenta-
tion with appropriate endorsement for employment
in the coastwise trade for each of the vessels—
(A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull
number 645, approximately 130 feet in length);
and
(B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull
number 651, approximately 172 feet in length).
(2) LIMITATION
ON
OPERATION.—Coastwise
trade authorized under a certificate of documenta-
tion issued for a vessel under this section shall be
limited to carriage of passengers in association with
contributions to charitable organizations no portion
of which is received, directly or indirectly, by the
owner of the vessel.
(3) CONDITION.—The Secretary may not issue
any certificate of documentation under paragraph
(1) unless the owner of the vessel referred to in
paragraph (1)(A) (in this section referred to as the
‘‘owner’’), within 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, submits to the Secretary a let-
ter expressing the intent of the owner to enter into
a contract before October 1, 1996, for construction
in the United States of a passenger vessel of at least
130 feet in length.
(4) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
CERTIFICATES.—A
certificate of documentation issued under paragraph
(1)—
(A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph
(1)(A), shall take effect on the date of the issu-
ance of the certificate; and
(B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph
(1)(B), shall take effect on the date of delivery
of the vessel to the owner.
(b) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTIFI-
CATES.—A certificate of documentation issued for a vessel
under subsection (a)(1) shall expire—
(1) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the
owner;
(2) on October 1, 1996, if the owner has not
entered into a contract for construction of a vessel
in accordance with the letter of intent submitted to
the Secretary under subsection (a)(3); and
(3) on any date on which such a contract is
breached, rescinded, or terminated (other than for
completion of performance of the contract) by the
owner.
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