BECAUSE IT IS DETERMINED THAT A BOAT MAY QUALIFY AS A "MOBILE HOME DWELLING" UNDER THE LAW. 48 COMP.GEN. 147 IS OVERRULED AND REGULATIONS ISSUED TO IMPLEMENT THAT DECISION NEED NOT BE APPLIED SO AS TO EXCLUDE PAYMENT FOR TRANSPORTING BOATS WHICH ARE USED AS RESIDENCES. 1983: THE QUESTION IN THIS CASE IS WHETHER LIEUTENANT CHRISTOPHER J. 1980) THE CLAIM FOR TRANSPORTATION COSTS IS FOR ALLOWANCE. WH...

An Air Force member claimed reimbursement for the cost of transporting the houseboat he had used as his dwelling and intended to continue to use as his dwelling after his transfer. The member disputed the Air Force's ruling that a houseboat did not qualify as a mobile dwelling thus precluding his entitlement to transportation expenses. GAO noted that, although previous classifications of mobile dw...