[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3823 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3823

 To authorize conveyance of a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel to 
  the Ohio War Memorial, Inc., for use as a memorial to Ohio veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 1998

 Mr. Gillmor introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize conveyance of a National Defense Reserve Fleet vessel to 
  the Ohio War Memorial, Inc., for use as a memorial to Ohio veterans.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET VESSEL.

    (a) Authority To Convey.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
convey all right, title, and interest of the Federal Government in and 
to the vessel USS LORAIN COUNTY (LST-1177) to the Ohio War Memorial, 
Inc., located in Sandusky, Ohio (in this section referred to as the 
``recipient''), for use as a memorial to Ohio veterans.
    (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
            (1) Delivery of vessel.--In carrying out subsection (a), 
        the Secretary shall deliver the vessel--
                    (A) at the place where the vessel is located on the 
                date of conveyance;
                    (B) in its condition on that date; and
                    (C) at no cost to the Federal Government.
            (2) Required conditions.--The Secretary may not convey a 
        vessel under this section unless--
                    (A) the recipient agrees to hold the Government 
                harmless for any claims arising from exposure to 
                hazardous material, including asbestos and 
                polychlorinated biphenyls, after conveyance of the 
                vessel, except for claims arising before the date of 
                the conveyance or from use of the vessel by the 
                Government after that date; and
                    (B) the recipient has available, for use to restore 
                the vessel, in the form of cash, liquid assets, or a 
                written loan commitment, financial resources of at 
                least $100,000.
            (3) Additional terms.--The Secretary may require such 
        additional terms in connection with the conveyance authorized 
        by this section as the Secretary considers appropriate.
    (c) Other Unneeded Equipment.--The Secretary may convey to the 
recipient of the vessel conveyed under this section any unneeded 
equipment from other vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, for 
use to restore the vessel conveyed under this section to museum 
quality.
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