108 STAT. 4782 PUBLIC LAW 103-451—NOV. 2, 1994 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; (5) the recipient agrees to hold the Government harmless for any claims arising from exposure to asbestos after convey- ance of the vessel, except for claims arising from use by me Government under paragraph (3) or (4); and (6) the recipient has available, for use to restore the vessel, in the form of cash, liquid Eissets, or a written loan commitment, financial resources of at least $100,000. (b) DELIVERY OF VESSEL. —If a conveyance is made under this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall deliver the vessel at the place where the vessel is located on the date of enactment of this Act, in its present condition, without cost to the Government (c) OTHER UNNEEDED EQUIPME^p^.— The Secretary of Transportation may also convey any unneeded equij^mentfix)mother vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in order to restore the USS SPHINX (ARL-24) to museum quality. (d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY. — ll ie authority of the Secreta^ of Transportation under this section to convey a vessel to the Rio Grande Military Museum shall expire 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved November 2, 1994. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3059: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): Oct. 4, 5, considered and passed House. Oct. 8, considered and pt^sed Senate.
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