Volume 53 · 1079
Public Law 76–348
To authorize major overhauls for certain naval vessels, to authorize the acquisition of two motor vessels for the Navy, and for other purposes.
Approved July 25, 1939
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize major overhauls for certain naval vessels, to authorize the acquisition of two motor vessels for the Navy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That for the purpose
Navy.
Removal of certain cost limitations for overhauls of designated vessels.
of effecting major overhauls of the United States ships Tennessee, California, Colorado, Maryland, and West Virginia alterations and repairs to such vessels are hereby authorized and expenditures therefor shall not be limited by the provisions of the Act approved July 18, 1935 (49 Stat. 482; 5 U. S. C. 468a), but the total
Totalcost, limitation.
cost of such alterations and repairs shall not exceed $6,660,000 for all five vessels, in addition to $450,000 per vessel for each period of eighteen consecutive months.
Sec. 2.
The President is hereby authorized to acquire two motor
Acquisition and conversion of two motor vessels.
Post, p. 1322.
vessels from the Maritime Commission and to convert them for use by the Navy at a total cost of such acquisition and conversion of not more than $2,500,000.
Approved, July 25, 1939.