3.0.0 2774 2023-01-11T13:25:40Z 2023-01-11T13:25:40Z Senate S S 2014-08-01 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-08-01T16:28:08Z BOATS Act 113 4642 HR 2014-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. Related bill CRS 2014-08-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Coast guard Department of Homeland Security Marine and inland water transportation Outdoor recreation Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-09T14:04:57Z Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2013 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to: (1) establish standards for determining the maximum passenger capacity for recreational vessels, expressed in the number of passengers and in pounds; (2) require manufacturers and operators of passenger vessels to permanently display such maximum capacity in a legible manner that is clearly visible to passengers; and (3) require operators to post notice of the need to balance vessel weight to avoid capsizing.

Defines a "recreational vehicle" as any vessel that is manufactured or used primarily for pleasure, excluding any vessel that is subject to Coast Guard inspection and engaged in commercial use.

]]> Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2013 Display Title Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require all recreational vessels to have and to post passenger capacity limits and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Boating Capacity Standards Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2774is/xml/BILLS-113s2774is.xml 2014-08-01 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.