3.0.0 2430 2023-01-11T13:15:26Z 2023-01-11T13:15:26Z Senate S S 2007-12-06 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-12-06T23:11:44Z 2007-12-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-12-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-12-06 True Transportation and Public Works Accident prevention Civil actions and liability Computers Damages Emergency Management Labor and Employment Law Liability (Law) Marine safety Merchant seamen Science, Technology, Communications Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-12-06 Introduced in Senate 2008-01-25T20:30:29Z Maritime Emergency Prevention Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to command, using the Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), the pilot of a vessel to modify the speed or direction of a vessel in an emergency or hazardous conditions as determined by the local Coast Guard (CG) VTS director. Prohibits the filing of a civil action for damages against the Secretary or any officer in the exercise of their authority under this Act in any federal or state court.

Requires a federally licensed pilot of a vessel to carry and use a laptop computer equipped with a navigation system in cases where state or local pilotage authorities determine that the use of such computer is practical and necessary.

]]> Maritime Emergency Prevention Act of 2007 Display Title Maritime Emergency Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Maritime Emergency Prevention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prevent maritime emergencies, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2430is/xml/BILLS-110s2430is.xml 2007-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.