[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 150 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S14205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. HOLLINGS:
  S. 1272. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue 
a certificate of documentation and coastwise trade endorsement for the 
vessel Billy Buck, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation.


                     trading privileges legislation

  Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I am introducing a bill today to direct 
that the vessel Billy Buck, official No. 939064, be accorded coastwise 
trading privileges and be issued a certificate of documentation under 
section 12103 of title 46, United States Code.
  The Billy Buck was constructed in Miami, FL, in 1980, and is a motor 
vessel presently used as a recreational vessel. It is 30.2 feet in 
length, 10.8 feet in breadth, has a depth of 4.8 feet, and is self-
propelled.
  The vessel is owned by William E. Walpole of Wadmalaw Island, SC. Mr. 
Walpole would like to utilize his vessel, in the coastwise trade and 
fisheries of the United States. However, because the vessel was 
previously owned by a foreign interest and because the owner could not 
furnish a complete chain of title to the vessel, it did not meet the 
requirements for coastwise license endorsement in the United States. 
Such documentation is mandatory to enable the owner to use the vessel 
for its intended purpose.
  The owner of the Billy Buck is seeking a waiver of the existing law 
because he wishes to use the vessel for charters. His desired 
intentions for the vessel's use will not adversely affect the coastwise 
trade in U.S. waters. If he is granted this waiver, it is his intention 
to comply fully with U.S. documentation and safety requirements. The 
purpose of the legislation I am introducing is to allow the Billy Buck 
to engage in the coatwise trade and the fisheries of the United States.

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