3.0.0 2924 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z 2023-01-11T13:25:19Z Senate S S 2014-11-13 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-11-13T21:19:19Z To amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line. 113 1961 HR 2013-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line. 113 1022 S 2013-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2014-11-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2014-11-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH N P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH 2014-11-13 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2014-11-13 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2014-11-13 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2014-11-13 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2014-11-13 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2014-11-13 True C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2014-11-17 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2014-12-01 False Transportation and Public Works Civil actions and liability Fires Marine and inland water transportation Transportation employees Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2014-11-13 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-19T20:51:15Z Amends federal shipping law to extend through October 31, 2028, the exemption of certain vessels from the requirement that U.S. passenger vessels having berth or stateroom accommodations for at least 50 passengers be constructed of fire-retardant materials in order to be granted a certificate of inspection.

Continues to apply this exemption only to vessels in operation before January 1, 1968, which operate only within the Boundary Line (the dividing point between inland waters and high seas).

Requires the owner or managing operator of an exempt vessel to:

  • notify crew members that the vessel does not comply with applicable fire safety standards due primarily to the wooden construction of passenger berthing areas, and
  • make annual structural alterations to at least 10% of vessel areas that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials.

Requires any noncombustible material requirements prescribed by the Coast Guard (with which an exempt vessel is still required to comply) to be consistent with the preservation of a vessel's historic integrity in areas carrying or accessible to passengers or generally visible to the public.

]]> A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Display Title A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10 percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed of fire-retardant materials. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2924is/xml/BILLS-113s2924is.xml 2014-11-13 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.