Volume 84 · 255

Public Law 91–261

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

Approved May 21, 1970

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 hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1971 for the use of the Coast Guard as follows:

vessels

For procurement-and increasing capability of vessels, $62,295,000.

Procurement:

one replacement polar icebreaker,

design of vessels.

None of the vessels authorized herein shall be procured from other than shipyards and facilities within the United States.

Increasing capability:

increase fuel capacity and improve habitability on high endurance cutters of the three hundred and twenty-seven foot class.

improve availability on cutter Stop is and selected buoy tenders.

aircraft

For procurement and extension of service life of aircraft, $12,865,000.

Procurement:

six medium range helicopters.

Extension of service life:

replace center wing box beam on seven HC–130 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, $24,840,000:

San Francisco, California: complete radio station construction;

Washington and Oregon: relocate and improve communications facilities;

Portsmouth, Virginia: consolidate and improve facilities;

Neah Bay, Washington: improve station facilities;

Barnegat, New Jersey: improve station facilities;

Barbers Point, Hawaii: improve air station facilities;

Governor’s Island, New York: improve base facilities;

Western Long Island, Connecticut and New York : improve station facilities;

Curtis Bay, Maryland: modernize and replace yard equipment and utilities;

Various locations: transportable pollution control equipment;

Various locations: aids to navigation projects on selected waterways ;

Various locations: automate light stations;

Various locations; modernize LOHAN C equipment:

Various locations: modernize LORAN-A equipment:

Alaska: improve and rehabilitate selected loran stations: ( Hi) Various locations: public family quarters; and

Various locations: advance planning, survey, design, and architectual services; project administration costs; acquire sites in connection with projects not otherwise authorized by law.

Approved May 21, 1970.