Volume 69 · 538
Public Law 84–251
To authorize the construction of two surveying ships for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Approved August 5, 1955
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize the construction of two surveying ships for the Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That there is hereby authorized to be constructed for the Department of Commerce two surveying ships of not over two thousand five hundred displacement tons each, under a limit of cost of $3,700.000 each, including costs of preparation of plans and specifications, cost of inspection during construction, and purchase or construction of complete equipment and outfit: Provided, That such limit of cost may be exceeded or shall be reduced by an amount equal to the percentage increase or decrease, if any, in ship construction cost generally dating from January 1, 1955, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce.
Sec. 2.
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
Appropriation.
of Commerce, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Approved August 5, 1955.