PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003
117 STAT. 1791
‘‘(4) DELIVERY OF VESSEL.—If conveyance is made under this subsection the vessel shall be delivered to the recipient at a time and place to be determined by the Secretary. The vessel shall be conveyed in an ‘as is’ condition. ‘‘(5) LIMITATIONS.—If at any time prior to delivery of the vessel to the recipient, the Secretary determines that a different disposition of a vessel would better serve the interests of the Government, the Secretary shall pursue the more favorable disposition of the obsolete vessel and shall not be liable for any damages that may result from an intended recipient’s reliance upon a proposed transfer. ‘‘(6) REVERSION.—The Secretary shall include in any conveyance under this subsection terms under which all right, title, and interest conveyed by the Secretary shall revert to the United States if the Secretary determines the vessel has been used other than as described in the business plan required under paragraph (1)(E).’’. SEC. 3513. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY VESSEL USS HOIST (ARS–40).
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 510(j) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1160(j)), the Secretary of Transportation may convey the right, title, and interest of the United States Government in and to the vessel USS HOIST (ARS– 40), to the Last Patrol Museum, located in Toledo, Ohio (a notfor-profit corporation, in this section referred to as the ‘‘recipient’’), for use as a military museum, if— (1) the recipient agrees to use the vessel as a nonprofit military museum; (2) the recipient agrees not to use, or allow others to use, the vessel for commercial transportation purposes; (3) the recipient agrees to make the vessel available to the Government whenever the Secretary indicates that it is needed by the Government; (4) the recipient agrees that when the recipient no longer requires the vessel for use as a military museum— (A) the recipient will, at the discretion of the Secretary, reconvey the vessel to the Government in good condition except for ordinary wear and tear; or (B) if the Board of Trustees of the recipient has decided to dissolve the recipient according to the laws of the State in which the recipient is incorporated, then— (i) the recipient shall distribute the vessel, as an asset of the recipient, to a person that has been determined exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or to the Federal Government or a State or local government for a public purpose; and (ii) the vessel shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction of the county in which the principal office of the recipient is located, for such purposes as the court shall determine, or to such organizations as the court shall determine are organized exclusively for public purposes;
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