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B-209591 1 (1983-04-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadkzj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: OECISION FILE: B-209591 THE COMPTROLLER GENERALi,,,7dJ- OF THE UNITED STATES WASHtNGTON. 0. C. 20548 DATE: April 1, 1983 MATTER OF: Lieutenant Christopher J. Donovan, USAF DIGEST: Transferred member of the Air Force may be reimbursed the cost of transporting the house- boat he uses as his dwelling under 37 U.S.C. S 409 which permits the transportation at Gover ment expense of a mobile home dwelling, becau Se it is determined that a boat may qualify as a mobile home dwelling under the law. 48 Comp. Gen. 147 (1968) is overruled and regulations issued to implement that decision need not be applied so as to exclude paymen for transporting boats which are used as residences. The questio in this case is whether Lieutenant Christopher J. Donovan, USAF, may be reimbursed the cost of transporting the houseboat he has used as his dwelling and intends to continue to use as his dwelling after his transfer. Because we determine in this decision that a boat may qualify as a mobile home dwelling within the meaning of 37 U.S.C. S 409 (Supp. IV, 1980) the claim for transportation costs is for allowance. The accounti 354th Tactical Fi Base, South Carol assigned control Transportation Al In August 19 transferring him Washington, D.C., that his houseboa 37 U.S.C. § 409. troller General houseboat did not section 409, the mitted his reques Lieutenant D within the defini the Joint Travel entitled to trans ng and finance officer at Headquarters, ghter Wing (TAC), Myrtle Beach Air Force na, presented the question, which was pumber 82-26 by the Per Diem, Travel and lowance Committee. 82 Lieutenant Donovan received orders from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to effective in November. He requested be moved at Government expense under Since a prior decision of the Comp- 48 Comp. Gen. 147 (1968)) held that a qualify as a mobile dwelling under accounting and finance officer trans- t here for an advance decision. pnovan argues that his houseboat fits tion of a mobile home in Volume 1 of Regulations and that he, therefore, is ortation expenses in accordance with 1_6 -51 7-3 ,. ,,....

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