PUBLIC LAW 96-331—AUG. 28, 1980
94 STAT. 1055
Public Law 96-331 96th Congress An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to charter the nuclear ship Savannah to Patriots Point Development Authority, an agency of the State of South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized within one year after enactment of this Act, to charter the nuclear ship Savannah to Patriots Point Development Authority, without monetary consideration, for a minimum of five years and a maximum of thirty years, with options to renew for five-year periods thereafter, for use as a museum ship and for other public purposes, but not for transportation, together with such of her fixtures, tackle, apparel, furnishings, and equipment as the Secretary of Commerce, in the Secretary's discretion, determines. SEC. 2. The charter authorized by section 1 shall include a provision that— (a) the Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for inspection and maintenance of the hull below the waterline and that Patriots Point Development Authority shall be responsible for all other maintenance, including the paying for the electrical power for the cathodic hull protection system; (b) the Patriots Point Development Authority shall save the United States harmless from all liability with respect to the vessel; (c) the Patriots Point Development Authority shall return the vessel to the Secretary of Commerce at the termination of the charter or any renewal thereof in the same condition, fair wear and tear excepted, as when the charter was entered into; and (d) the Patriots Point Development Authority shall obtain such insurance and provide such other assurances as the Secretary of Commerce may require to carry out its obligations under this Act. SEC. 3. The Secretary of Commerce, acting for the United States Government as owner of the vessel, and Patriots Point Development Authority shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a license to possess but not to operate the nuclear utilization facility under which the sole liability of the Secretary of Commerce shall be that the Secretary will bear the financial responsibility for the ultimate disposal of the reactor and other nuclear systems and radioactive contaminated components in the vessel in accordance with a plan which the Secretary of Commerce will submit at the time the reactor, nuclear systems, and radioactive components are to be disposed of and which is then approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, The Authority shall be responsible for compliance with the license for the monitoring and security of the reactor and all nuclear systems and radioactive components in the vessel and for filing all reports that may be required as the licensee.
79-194
O—81—pt. 1
70; QL3
Aug. 28, 1980 [S. 1863]
Savannah, charter to Patriots Point Development Authority.
Inspection and maintenance.
Liability.
Termination.
Insurance.
License. Nuclear disposal.
42 USC 2011 note. Reports.
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