Volume 79 · 73

Public Law 89–13

To authorize appropriations for procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments for the Coast Guard.

Approved April 20, 1965

Statutory text

AN ACT

To authorize appropriations for procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments for the Coast Guard.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That funds are

Coast Guard.

Appropriation.

hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1966 for the use of the Coast Guard as follows:

Vessels

For procurement, extension of service life, and increasing capability of vessels, $71,316,000.

Procurement:

three high-endurance cutters;

five medium-endurance cutters;

two inland tenders;

one river tender; and

three small patrol cutters.

Extension of service life:

improve icebreakers;

enlarge operations center on four 255-foot high-endurance cutters; and

rehabilitate one 183-foot reserve training vessel.

Increasing capability:

install oceanographic equipment on nine high-endurance cutters;

install secure communications on seven high-endurance cutters;

improve two seagoing tenders by installation of bow thrusters; and

convert one barge for operation with river tender.

Aircraft

For procurement of aircraft, $16,498,000:

thirteen medium-range helicopters;

four long-range helicopters; and

one long-range aircraft.

Construction

For establishment or development of installations and facilities by acquisition, construction, conversion, extension, or installation of permanent or temporary public works, including the preparation of sites and furnishing of appurtenances, utilities, and equipment for the following, $26,436,000:

Atlantic Coast: Offshore light platform at New York Harbor entrance;

Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana: Hangar construction;

Alaska: Hangar fire protection at air station, Annette Island, and landing pads for helicopters at various locations;

Saugerties, New York: Operational, administrative, and maintenance facilities for light attendant station;

Station, Boothbay Harbor, Maine: Operational, administrative, and maintenance facilities and public family quarters;

Station, Ocean City, Mary land: Moorings;

Rio Vista, California: Operational, administrative, and maintenance facilities for multipurpose Coast Guard station;

Electronics Engineering Station, Wildwood, New Jersey: Administration-laboratory building and supply building;

Southern California: Communications facilities improvement;

Base, Galveston, Texas: Pier for medium-endurance cutter;

Base, South Portland, Maine; Operational and administrative facilities;

Grand Isle, Louisiana: Loran-A station;

Station, New Castle, New Hampshire: Operational, administrative, and maintenance facilities and public family quarters;

Station, Ilwaco, Washington: Operational, administrative, and maintenance facilities and public family quarters;

Station, Avon, New Jersey: Barracks building and public family quarters;

Florence, Nebraska: Moorings for river tender;

Base, New Orleans, Louisiana: Barracks and administrative and operations facility on leased premises with long-term lease;

Air Station, Elizabeth City, North Carolina: Barracks building and sewage disposal facility;

Air Station, Barbers Point. Hawaii: Barracks building;

Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland: Replace crane;

Station, Corpus Christi, Texas: Wharf extension for medium-endurance cutters;

Recruit Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey: Barracks building;

Recruit Training Center, Alameda, California: Galley and mess hall building;

Academy, New London, Connecticut: Develop water-front and other improvements;

Various locations: Aids to navigation projects including, where necessary, advance planning and acquisition of sites;

Various locations: Advance planning, construction design, architectural services, and acquisition of sites in connection with public works projects not otherwise authorized by law; and

Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York: Alteration, addition, expansion, and extension to facilities acquired from the Department of the Army.

Approved April 20, 1965.