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PUBLIC LAW 85-672-AUG. 18, 1958

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Public Law 85-672 August 18, 1958 [S. 1728]

Maritime A c a d • emy Act of 1958.

AN ACT To provide certain assistance to State and Territorial maritime academies or colleges. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Maritime Academy Act of 1958". DECLARATION OF POLICY

49 Stat. 1985. 46 USC 1101.

SEC. 2. I t is hereby declared to be the policy of this Act to promote the national policy with respect to the United States Merchant Marine, as set out in section 101 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, by assisting and cooperating with the States and Territories in the operation and maintenance or maritime academies or colleges for the training of merchant marine officers. VESSELS FOR MARITIME ACADEMIES

SEC. 3. (a) In order to carry out the policy set out in section 2 of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") may furnish any suitable vessel under his jurisdiction, or obtained under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, or construct and furnish a suitable vessel if such a vessel is not available, to the State of Maine, the State of Massachusetts, the State of New York, the State of California, and to any other State or Territory of the United States, for use as a training vessel for a maritime academy or college meeting the requirements of this Act. Any such vessel (1) shall be repaired, reconditioned, equipped (including all apparel, charts, books, and instruments of navigation) as necessary for use as a training ship, (2) shall be furnished only upon application therefor in writing by the Governor of such State or Territory, (3) shall be furnished only if a suitable port for the safe mooring of such vessel is available while it is being used by such academy or college, (4) shall be maintained in good repair by the Secretary, and (5) shall remain the property of the United States. (b) Any department or agency of the United States may provide to the Secretary for disposition under the provisions of this Act any vessel (including equipment) which is suitable for the purposes of this Act and can be spared without detriment to the service to which such vessel has been assigned. CONTRACTS FOR ASSISTANCE

SEC. 4. The Secretary may enter into agreements with not more than one maritime academy or college, which meets the requirements of this Act, in each State or Territory, to make annual payments to such academy or college for not in excess of four years in the case of each such agreement, to be used for the maintenance and support of such academy or college. Such payments for any year to any maritime academy or college shall be an amount equal to the amount furnished to such academy or college for its maintenance and support by the State or Territory in which such academy or college is located, except that such payments to any academy or college for any year shall not exceed $75,000, or $25,000 if such academy or college does not meet the requirement of section 5(b) of this Act.

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