(d) Preparation and Maintenance.—
A vessel provided under this section shall be—
(1) repaired, reconditioned, and equipped (with all apparel, charts, books, and instruments of navigation) as necessary for use as a training vessel; and
(2) maintained in good repair by the Secretary.
(f) Fuel Costs.—
(1) In general.— Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall pay to each State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a vessel provided under this section while used for training.
(2) Maximum amounts.—
The amount of the payment to a State maritime academy under paragraph (1) may not exceed—
(A) $100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B) $200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(C) $300,000 for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.
(g) Removing Vessels From Service and Vessel Sharing.—
(1) take a vessel, currently in use as a training vessel under this section, out of service to implement an alternative program (including vessel sharing) unless the vessel is incapable of being maintained in good repair as required by subsection (d); or
(2) implement a program requiring a State maritime academy to share its training vessel with another State maritime academy, except with the express consent of Congress.
| Historical and Revision Notes |
| Revised Section |
Source (U.S. Code) |
Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 51504(a) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(ii), (v). |
June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, § 1304(c)(1), (2), as added Pub. L. 96–453, § 2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2003. |
| 51504(b) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A) (1st sentence words before “meeting the requirements”). |
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| 51504(c)(1) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(ii). |
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| 51504(c)(2) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A) (1st sentence words beginning with “meeting the requirements”). |
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| 51504(c)(3) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(iii). |
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| 51504(d)(1) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(i). |
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| 51504(d)(2) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (A)(iv). |
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| 51504(e) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(1) (B). |
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| 51504(f) |
46 App.:1295c(c)(2). |
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| 51504(g) |
46 App.:1295c note. |
Pub. L. 101–115, § 4, Oct. 13, 1989, 103 Stat. 692; Pub. L. 101–595, title VII, § 705, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2994. |
In subsection (a), the reference to territories is omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of “State” in chapter 1 of the revised title.
In subsection (e), before paragraph (1), the word “agency” is substituted for “department or agency of the United States” because of the definition of “agency” in chapter 1 of the revised title.
In subsection (g), the 1st–3d sentences of section 4 of Public Law 101–115 are omitted as obsolete.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b), repealed Pub. L. 109–163, § 3502(b). See 2006 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(a)(2), incorporated the substance of the amendment by Pub. L. 109–163, § 3502(b), by amending heading and text of subsec. (f) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary may pay to a State maritime academy the costs of fuel used by a vessel provided under this section while used for training.” See 2006 Amendment note below and section 18(a) of Pub. L. 109–304, set out as a Legislative Purpose and Construction note preceding section 101 of this title.
2006—Pub. L. 109–163, § 3502(b), which directed the amendment of section 1295c(c)(2) of the former Appendix to this title from which subsec. (f) of this section was derived, was repealed by Pub. L. 110–181, § 3523(b). See 2008 Amendment note for subsec. (f) and Historical and Revision notes above.