H.R. 517 · 108th Congress

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey the Coast Guard Cutter BRAMBLE, upon its scheduled decommissioning, to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History located in Port Huron, Michigan, for use for education and historical display.

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2003-01-31
Latest action
2003-05-14 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

(Sec. 1) Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast Guard Cutter Bramble to the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History, Port Huron, Michigan, if the Museum meets specified conditions. Directs the Commandant to convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Coast Guard Cutter Planetree to Jewish Life, Sherman Oaks, California, if the organization meets the same conditions. Includes among such conditions that the recipients: (1) use the vessel for purposes of education and historical display; (2) not use the vessel for commercial transportation purposes; and (3) hold the Government harmless for claims arising from exposure to asbestos and other hazardous materials after the conveyance.