Report to Congress on the Progress of the Vessel Disposal Program, January 2008

摘要

This report is submitted pursuant to the following statutory direction: The Senate Report (109-109, July 26, 2005) accompanying the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, P.L.109-115; 119 Stat. 2396 (2005), which requires periodic reporting on the progress made by the Maritime Administration to dispose of the entire inventory of obsolete ships within the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). The NDRF consists of three fleet sites; Beaumont Reserve Fleet (BRF), James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) and Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet (SBRF). The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, P.L. 109-163, Section 3505(a)(f); 119 Stat. 3552 (2006), which requires periodic reporting by the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, on progress made in implementing plans to dispose of obsolete ships in its programs. Section I of this consolidated program report summarizes the Maritime Administrations vessel disposal accomplishments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 and outlines the vessel disposal outlook and challenges for 2008. A review of the previous reports of the Ship Disposal Program, hereafter referred to as the Program, provides a historical perspective prior to FY 2007. In coordination with the Secretary of the Navy, this Report also includes in Section II the progress of the U.S. Navys vessel disposal program.