Coast Guard Authorization Act Might Give Icebreaker Second Wind
![US Coast Guard's Healy escorts Russian tanker Renda, Nome, Alaska, January 2012.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2012-01-06-misc-static-001-2432px-1200x858.jpg)
The potential legislation provides appropriations for the Coast Guard’s budget. Most prominently, it grants an amendment requiring a plan to extend the lifespan of Alaska’s only year-round icebreaker.