Congress 108 - HR 517 - To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey 2 Coast Guard cutters.

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Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Asbestos California Claims Coast guard Environmental Protection Government liability Government Operations and Politics History Law Liability for environmental damages Michigan Museums Nonprofit organizations Patrol ships Polychlorinated biphenyls Ships Social Welfare Surplus government property Transportation and Public Works

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(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.

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May 14, 2003

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 13, 2003

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 13, 2003

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR S3981)
May 13, 2003

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR S3981)
May 13, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 517.
May 13, 2003

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3981-3983)
May 13, 2003

Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 1, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jan 31, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 31, 2003

Introduced in House

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