14 U.S.C. § 2779 — Transportation to and from certain places of employment
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-376 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 302 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the department may provide Coast Guard workers with transportation to and from work when necessary for effective Coast Guard operations. The Secretary may also provide it during a war or congressional or presidential national emergency to workers at private plants making Coast Guard material, but only after specified findings.
(a) When the Secretary* decides it is necessary for the effective conduct of Coast Guard affairs, the Secretary may, at reasonable fares set by regulation, provide dependable and adequate transportation by motor vehicle or water carrier to and from work for people assigned to or employed by the Coast Guard. During a war or a national emergency declared by Congress or the President, this may also be provided to people assigned to or employed at a private plant making material for the Coast Guard.
(b) Transportation may be provided only if the Secretary or a designated officer finds that (1) other transportation is inadequate and cannot be made adequate; (2) a reasonable effort was made to persuade private operators to provide the needed transportation; and (3) the service will use transportation facilities properly and provide the most efficient transportation for the people concerned.
(c) To provide the transportation, the Secretary may (1) buy, lease, or charter motor vehicles or water carriers seating 12 or more passengers; (2) maintain and operate them through enlisted Coast Guard members or employees, or through private people under contract; and (3) lease or charter them to private or public carriers under terms the Secretary or a designated officer considers necessary. Those terms may allow government and private equipment and facilities to be pooled and used reciprocally.
(d) Fares and money received from leasing or chartering equipment must be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Whenever the Secretary* determines that it is necessary for the effective conduct of the affairs of the Coast Guard, he may, at reasonable rates of fare fixed under regulations to be prescribed by him, provide assured and adequate transportation by motor vehicle or water carrier to and from their places of employment for individuals attached to, or employed by, the Coast Guard; and during a war or during a national emergency declared by Congress or the President, for individuals attached to, or employed in, a private plant that is manufacturing material for the Coast Guard.
Transportation may not be provided under subsection (a) unless the Secretary or an officer designated by the Secretary, determines that—
other transportation facilities are inadequate and cannot be made adequate;
a reasonable effort has been made to induce operators of private facilities to provide the necessary transportation; and
the service to be furnished will make proper use of transportation facilities and will supply the most efficient transportation to the individuals concerned.
To provide transportation under subsection (a), the Secretary may—
buy, lease, or charter motor vehicles or water carriers having a seating capacity of 12 or more passengers;
maintain and operate that equipment by enlisted members or employees of the Coast Guard, or by private individuals under contract; and
lease or charter the equipment to private or public carriers for operation under terms that are considered necessary by the Secretary or by an officer designated by the Secretary, and that may provide for the pooling of government-owned and privately owned equipment and facilities and for the reciprocal use of that equipment.
Fares received under subsection (a), and proceeds of the leasing or chartering of equipment under subsection (c)(3), shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 96–376, § 10(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1510, § 660; amended Pub. L. 99–145, title XVI, § 1623, Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 778; Pub. L. 99–550, § 2(e), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3070; renumbered § 2779, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 116(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4226; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(46), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-376 · 94 Stat. 1510
- 1985Amended · Pub. L. 99-145 · 99 Stat. 778
- 1986Amended · Pub. L. 99-550 · 100 Stat. 3070
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4226
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4750
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-376 on 1980-10-03.
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