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10 U.S.C. § 8676a — Vessels stricken from Naval Vessel Register: use for experimental purposes

submitted 33 years ago by Pub. L. 103-160 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 225 words · no verdicts yet

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The Navy may use a struck vessel for experiments, like sinking exercises or as a target. Before that, the Navy must strip the vessel and clean up any environmental hazards as needed. Money from selling stripped materials pays for that stripping and cleanup work, with extra funds going toward other vessels.

(a) Authority — The Secretary of the Navy may use any vessel struck from the Register for experimental purposes. (b) Stripping and Environmental Remediation of Vessel — (1) Before using a struck vessel for an experiment, the Secretary must strip it as much as practical and clean up any environmental hazards needed for that experimental use. (2) Material and equipment stripped from the vessel can be sold by the contractor or an approved sales agent. (3) Money from selling stripped material is credited to the accounts that pay for the stripping and environmental cleanup services. Any leftover money beyond what's needed to cover those costs goes back into that same account and stays available for stripping and cleanup of other vessels headed for experimental use. (c) Use for Experimental Purposes Defined — "Use for experimental purposes" includes using the vessel in a Navy sink exercise or as a target.
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(a)Authority.—

The Secretary of the Navy may use for experimental purposes any vessel stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

(b)Stripping and Environmental Remediation of Vessel.—
(1)

Before using a vessel for an experimental purpose pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out such stripping of the vessel as is practicable and such environmental remediation of the vessel as is required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes.

(2)

Material and equipment stripped from a vessel under paragraph (1) may be sold by the contractor or by a sales agent approved by the Secretary.

(3)

Amounts received as proceeds from the stripping of a vessel pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to appropriations available for the procurement of services needed for such stripping and for environmental remediation required for the use of the vessel for experimental purposes. Amounts received in excess of amounts needed for reimbursement of those costs shall be deposited into the account from which the stripping and environmental remediation expenses were incurred and shall be available for stripping and environmental remediation of other vessels to be used for experimental purposes.

(c)Use for Experimental Purposes Defined.—

In this section, the term “use for experimental purposes”, with respect to a vessel, includes use of the vessel in a Navy sink exercise or for target purposes.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1709, § 7306a; amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, § 1012, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1589; renumbered § 8676a, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1993Enacted · Pub. L. 103-160 · 107 Stat. 1709
  • 2003Amended · Pub. L. 108-136 · 117 Stat. 1589
  • 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1836

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 103-160 on 1993-11-30.

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