[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 673

  To require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter 
                                STORIS.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 29, 2011

  Mr. Begich (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the conveyance of the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter 
                                STORIS.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF DECOMMISSIONED COAST GUARD CUTTER STORIS.

    (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall convey, 
without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter STORIS to the 
Storis Museum, a nonprofit entity of Juneau, Alaska, if the Storis 
Museum agrees--
            (1) to use the vessel as a historic memorial and to make 
        the Coast Guard Cutter STORIS available to the public as a 
        museum and to work cooperatively with other museums to provide 
        education and memorialize the maritime heritage of the vessel 
        and other maritime activities in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, 
        the Arctic Ocean, and adjacent oceans and seas;
            (2) not to use the vessel for commercial transportation 
        purposes;
            (3) to make the vessel available to the United States 
        Government if needed for use by the Commandant in time of war 
        or a national emergency or based on the critical needs of the 
        Coast Guard;
            (4) to hold the Government harmless for any claims arising 
        from exposure to hazardous materials, including asbestos and 
        polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), except for claims arising 
        from the use of the vessel by the Government;
            (5) to bear all costs of transportation and delivery of the 
        vessel;
            (6) to bear all costs of vessel disposal in accordance with 
        Federal law when the vessel is no longer used as a museum; and
            (7) to any other conditions the Commandant considers 
        appropriate.
    (b) Maintenance and Delivery of Vessel.--
            (1) Maintenance.--Before conveyance of the Coast Guard 
        Cutter STORIS under this section, the Commandant shall make, to 
        the extent practical and subject to other Coast Guard mission 
        requirements, every effort to maintain the integrity of the 
        vessel and its equipment until the time of delivery.
            (2) Treatment of conveyance.--The conveyance of the Coast 
        Guard Cutter STORIS under this section shall not be considered 
        a distribution in commerce for purposes of section 6(e) of the 
        Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605(e)).
    (c) Other Excess Equipment.--The Commandant may convey to the 
recipient of the Coast Guard Cutter STORIS under this section any 
excess equipment or parts from other decommissioned Coast Guard vessels 
for use to enhance the vessel's operability and function for purposes 
of a public museum and historical display.
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