[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2669 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2669

 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey to the City of 
 Warsaw, Kentucky, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that 
                      is scheduled to be scrapped.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 1993

 Mr. Bunning introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey to the City of 
 Warsaw, Kentucky, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet that 
                      is scheduled to be scrapped.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY VESSEL TO WARSAW, KENTUCKY.

    (a) Authority to Convey.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Secretary of Transportation may, subject to subsection (c), 
convey to the City of Warsaw, Kentucky, without consideration, for use 
by the City for the promotion of economic development and tourism, all 
right, title, and interest of the United States in a vessel, including 
related spare parts and vessel equipment, which--
            (1) is in the National Defense Reserve Fleet on the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (2) has no usefulness to the United States Government; and
            (3) is scheduled to be scrapped.
    (b) Delivery.--At the request of the City of Warsaw, Kentucky, the 
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to deliver the vessel 
referred to in subsection (a)--
            (1) at the place where the vessel is located on the date of 
        the approval of the conveyance;
            (2) in its condition on that date; and
            (3) without cost to the United States Government.
    (c) Conditions.--As a condition of any conveyance of a vessel under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall require that the City--
            (1) raise, before the date of the conveyance, at least 
        $100,000 from non-Federal sources to support the intended use 
        of the vessel;
            (2) agree to indemnify the United States for any liability 
        arising from or caused by the vessel after the date of the 
        conveyance of the vessel, including liability--
                    (A) for personal injury or damage to property;
                    (B) related to the delivery of the vessel to the 
                City; and
                    (C) related to asbestos; and
            (3) comply with any other conditions the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.
    (d) United States Not Liable.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Government of the United States shall not be liable to any 
person for any liability described in subsection (c)(2).
    (e) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary of 
Transportation under this section to convey a vessel to the City of 
Warsaw, Kentucky, shall expire 24 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act.

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