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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 660. Transportation to and from certain places of employment
(a) Whenever the Secretary determines that it is necessary for
the effective conduct of the affairs of the Coast Guard, he may, at
reasonable rates of fare fixed under regulations to be prescribed
by him, provide assured and adequate transportation by motor
vehicle or water carrier to and from their places of employment for
persons attached to, or employed by, the Coast Guard; and during a
war or during a national emergency declared by Congress or the
President, for persons attached to, or employed in, a private plant
that is manufacturing material for the Coast Guard.
(b) Transportation may not be provided under subsection (a)
unless the Secretary or an officer designated by the Secretary,
determines that -
(1) other transportation facilities are inadequate and cannot
be made adequate;
(2) a reasonable effort has been made to induce operators of
private facilities to provide the necessary transportation; and
(3) the service to be furnished will make proper use of
transportation facilities and will supply the most efficient
transportation to the persons concerned.
(c) To provide transportation under subsection (a), the Secretary
may -
(1) buy, lease, or charter motor vehicles or water carriers
having a seating capacity of 12 or more passengers;
(2) maintain and operate that equipment by enlisted members or
employees of the Coast Guard, or by private persons under
contract; and
(3) lease or charter the equipment to private or public
carriers for operation under terms that are considered necessary
by the Secretary or by an officer designated by the Secretary,
and that may provide for the pooling of government-owned and
privately owned equipment and facilities and for the reciprocal
use of that equipment.
(d) Fares received under subsection (a), and proceeds of the
leasing or chartering of equipment under subsection (c)(3), shall
be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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