[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S7919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. MURRAY:
  S. 889. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Wolf Gang II, and for 
other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.


                 jones act waiver for ``wolf gang ii''

 Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I introduce legislation that 
grants a Jones Act waiver to the vessel Wolf Gang II. This vessel is 
owned by Robert L. Wolf, a Washington State resident who, after 30 
years of service, retired in 1992 as a colonel in the U.S. Army.
  After his retirement, Wolf decided to operate a charter boat business 
on Puget Sound and bought Wolf Gang II, a 1985 Bayliner 4518 
motoryacht. Although Wolf can document the boat was built in the United 
States, he cannot verify all of the boat's previous owners were U.S. 
citizens. As a result, Wolf's boat fails to meet all of the 
requirements in the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, and he is unable to gain 
certification for coastwise trade.
  I understand how frustrating this situation is for Mr. Wolf. He 
simply wants to run a charter boat business in the beautiful waters of 
Puget Sound, and he has waited 3 years for an exemption from the 
unintended consequences of the Jones Act. My bill addresses this 
complication and waives the Jones Act requirements so that Mr. Wolf can 
begin operating his charter business this year. I look forward to swift 
passage of this legislation, and I expect to see Barnacle Bob's Cruises 
operating soon.
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