Returning Ship Recycling Funds to American Museums Senator Begich is working with his fellow senators to include language in the National Defense Authorization Act that will significantly benefit the countrys 1,000 non-profit maritime heritage organizations. These organizations are eligible by law to receive a portion of the over $70 million dollars collected from the sale of excess government vessels since 2005. To date, however, they have not received a dime. Senators Begich language will stop the hoarding and force government agencies to release the funding. In 1994, Congress created the National Maritime Heritage Grant program. This program is jointly managed by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Maritime Administration (MARAD). Funding for the program comes from the sale of excess non-combatant Navy, Coast Guard, and MARAD vessels to domestic ship recyclers. The original recipients were maritime heritage organizations, including 150 historic naval ships, 600 maritime museums, 150 tall ships for youth sail training, 150 historic lighthouses, life saving stations and many educational or research organizations in more than 40 states. Sadly, the last time organizations received grant funds was in 1998 and only $652,616 was disbursed. Read more at maritime-executive/article/Returning-Ship-Recycling-Funds-to-American-Museums-2014-09-24
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 11:00:01 +0000
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