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Union Calendar No. 36 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1747 
[Report No. 111–81] 
To authorize appropriations for the design, acquisition, and construction of 
a combined buoy tender-icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity on 
the Great Lakes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2009 
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the design, acquisition, and 
construction of a combined buoy tender-icebreaker to 
replace icebreaking capacity on the Great Lakes. 
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 ‘‘Great Lakes Ice-
breaker Replacement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) five of the Coast Guard’s Great Lakes ice-
breakers are nearing the end of their useful lives; 
(2) two other Coast Guard icebreaking assets 
have experienced difficulty in heavy ice conditions; 
(3) during the spring of 2008, United States- 
flag vessels operating on the Great Lakes suffered 
more than $1,300,000 in damages to their hulls be-
cause the Coast Guard did not have enough assets 
available to keep Great Lakes shipping lanes open; 
(4) during the 2006–2007 ice season, ship-
ments of iron ore, coal, and limestone on the Great 
Lakes exceeded 20,000,000 tons; 
(5) during the 2006–2007 ice season, the trans-
portation of 10,400,000 tons of iron ore on the 
Great Lakes helped support 100,000 jobs at steel 
mills and 300,000 jobs at supplier industries by 
keeping those industries working during the winter 
season; and 
(6) the 6,400,000 tons of coal shipped on the 
Great Lakes during the 2006–2007 ice season kept 
the Great Lakes region supplied with electricity. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $153,000,000 
for necessary expenses of the Coast Guard for the design, 
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acquisition, and construction of a combined buoy tender- 
icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity on the Great 
Lakes, to remain available until expended. 
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Union Calendar No. 36 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1747 
[Report No. 111–81] 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the design, acquisi-
tion, and construction of a combined buoy ten-
der-icebreaker to replace icebreaking capacity on 
the Great Lakes. 
APRIL 21, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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