Us Code § 51103 - General authority of Secretary of Transportation
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§ 51103. General authority of Secretary of Transportation
(a)
(b)
(1)
(2)
(A) the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
(B) a State maritime academy; and
(C) a nonprofit training institution or a training institution that is an instrumentality of a State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a unit of local government thereof jointly approved by the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating as offering training courses that meet Federal regulations for maritime training.
(c)
(1)
(2)
(d)
(1) employ an individual as a professor, lecturer, or instructor at the Academy, without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and
(2) pay the individual without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
(e)
(1)
(A) the Secretary determines that such property is not needed by the Maritime Administration; and
(B) the recipient—
(i) is a nonprofit organization, a State, or a political subdivision of a State;
(ii) agrees to hold the Government harmless for any claims arising from exposure to hazardous materials, including asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or lead paint, after conveyance of the property;
(iii) provides a description and explanation of the intended use of the property to the Secretary for approval;
(iv) has provided to the Secretary proof, as determined by the Secretary, of resources sufficient to accomplish the intended use provided under clause (iii) and to maintain the property;
(v) agrees that when the recipient no longer requires the property, the recipient shall—
(I) return the property to the Secretary, at the recipient's expense and in the same condition as received except for ordinary wear and tear; or
(II) subject to the approval of the Secretary, retain, sell, or otherwise dispose of the property in a manner consistent with applicable law; and
(vi) agrees to any additional terms the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2)
(Pub. L. 109–304, §8(b), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1569; Pub. L. 112–213, title IV, §404, Dec. 20, 2012, 126 Stat. 1570; Pub. L. 113–281, title III, §302, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 3042.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 51103(a) | 46 App.:1295 (last sentence cl. (1)). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, §1301 (last sentence cl. (1)), as added Pub. L. 96–453, §2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 1997; Pub. L. 97–31, §12(142)(A), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 166. |
| 51103(b) | 46 App.:1295g(b). | June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title XIII, §1308(b)–(d), as added Pub. L. 96–453, §2, Oct. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 2007. |
| 51103(c) | 46 App.:1295g(c). | |
| 51103(d) | 46 App.:1295g(d). |
In subsection (c), the word "department" is omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of "agency" in chapter 1 of the revised title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2014—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–281 added subsec. (e).
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–213, §404(1), struck out "Surplus" before "Property" in heading.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 112–213, §404(2), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary may cooperate with and assist the institutions named in paragraph (2) by making vessels, shipboard equipment, and other marine equipment, owned by the United States Government and determined to be excess or surplus, available to those institutions for instructional purposes, by gift, loan, sale, lease, or charter on terms the Secretary considers appropriate."
Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 112–213, §404(3), inserted "or a training institution that is an instrumentality of a State, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a unit of local government thereof" after "a nonprofit training institution".
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