3.0.0 2841 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z Senate S S 2008-04-10 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-10T16:49:05Z 2008-04-10 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-04-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2947-2948) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N Transportation and Public Works Coast guard Emergency Management Environmental Protection Fuel Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine pollution Marine safety Merchant ships Oil pollution Territorial waters Terrorism Water pollution control Transportation and Public Works 00 2008-04-10 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-19T20:32:04Z Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize the Coast Guard's appropriate sector commander, during a time of a terrorist or enemy attack, dangerously low visibility at sea or in port, an oil spill over 5,000 gallons, or any other period of enhanced danger as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to assume direct authority over all vessels within the area and to issue any orders to ensure the health and safety of the individuals located in, and the environment of, the sector.

Declares that nothing in the amendments made by this Act limits or otherwise preempts any state from establishing a more stringent law or regulation.

Prohibits certain cargo vessels that carry a significant (as determined by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating) quantity of oil or petroleum-based fuel to power the vessel from operating in the navigable waters or the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the United States without fuel tanks that have a double hull, or a double containment system as effective as a double hull, for the prevention of a fuel discharge. Phases in the prohibition over a specified period of years, based on vessel age and tonnage.

]]> Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 Display Title Marine Emergency Protocol and Hull Requirement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and title 46, United States Code, to establish a marine emergency protocol and requirements for double-hulling of vessel fuel tanks. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2841is/xml/BILLS-110s2841is.xml 2008-04-10 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.