Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 120.djvu/1609

 120 STAT. 1578

PUBLIC LAW 109–304—OCT. 6, 2006

‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary may provide to a State maritime academy, for use as a training vessel, a suitable vessel under the control of the Secretary or made available to the Secretary under subsection (e). If a suitable vessel is not available, the Secretary may build and provide a suitable vessel. ‘‘(c) APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may provide a vessel under this section only if— ‘‘(1) an application has been made under subsection (a); ‘‘(2) the State maritime academy satisfies section 51506(a) of this title; and ‘‘(3) a suitable port will be available for the safe mooring of the vessel while the academy is using the vessel. ‘‘(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. ‘‘(e) AGENCY VESSELS.—An agency may provide to the Secretary, for use by a State maritime academy, a vessel (including equipment) that— ‘‘(1) is suitable for training purposes; and ‘‘(2) can be provided without detriment to the service to which the vessel is assigned. ‘‘(f) FUEL COSTS.—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. ‘‘(g) REMOVING VESSELS FROM SERVICE AND VESSEL SHARING.— The Secretary may not— ‘‘(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. ‘‘§ 51505. Annual payments for maintenance and support ‘‘(a) PAYMENT AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of Transportation may make an agreement (effective for not more than 4 years) with the following academies to provide annual payments to those academies for their maintenance and support: ‘‘(1) One State maritime academy in each State that satisfies section 51506(a) of this title. ‘‘(2) Each regional maritime academy that satisfies section 51506(a) of this title. ‘‘(b) PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), an annual payment to an academy under subsection (a) shall be at least equal to the amount given to the academy for its maintenance and support by the State in which it is located, or, for a regional maritime academy, by all States cooperating to sponsor the academy.

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